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Should patients starting biologics be screened for COVID-19?
  1. Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza1,
  2. Rosa I Arvizu-Rivera2,
  3. Dionicio Angel Galarza-Delgado1
  1. 1 Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr José E González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
  2. 2 Internal Medicine, University Hospital "Dr José E González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
  1. Correspondence to Dr Dionicio Angel Galarza-Delgado, Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. José E. González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 64460 Monterrey, Mexico; dgalarza{at}medicinauanl.mx

https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218437

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    We read with great interest the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR) provisional guidelines regarding rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease management during the COVID-19 pandemic recently published by Landewé et al.1 While the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the world, rheumatology care has been enormously impacted. In the strive to adapt, telemedicine and telehealth have taken a predominant role in our everyday practice. Additionally, our treatment schemes have changed and sometimes have been deferred. Initial questions from rheumatologists—such as ‘are my patients with rheumatic diseases at higher risk of COVID-19?’ and ‘should I stop their anti-rheumatic treatment (biologic or not) during the COVID-19 pandemic?’—slowly get answered as evidence continues to accumulate.

    However, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is …

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    • Contributors JAC-dG, RIA-R and DAG-D conceived the idea, wrote the manuscript and approved the final version.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, conduct, reporting or dissemination plans of this research.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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