Patients with SSA or SSB pattern showed no significant association.
It is possible, said Mr. Mofors, that patients became more susceptible to infection as their Sjögren’s manifested, so investigators extended the omission period of their study from 3 to 7 years.
“As the omission period was extended, in the aggregated group of cases we saw a less prominent association; however, for the respiratory infections the change in relationship was insignificant,” said Mr. Mofors.
For SSA- and SSB-negative patients, the association between infections and predisposition to Sögren’s was not significant when the omission period was extended.
Mr. Mofors reported no relevant financial disclosures.