Study Links Steroids to Increased Risk of Infection in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients

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Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis already face increased risk of bacterial infections, but use of high-dose steroids could significantly increase that risk, according to research from the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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