List of opportunistic infections observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on immunosuppressive therapy
| Bacterial | Viral | Fungal | Protozoal |
| Tuberculosis | Disseminated herpes zoster | Pneumocystis jarovecii pneumonia (PJP) | Cryptosporidium |
| Non-tuberculous mycobacterium | Cytomegalovirus | Cryptococcosis | Toxoplasmosis |
| Listeria | Invasive herpes simplex virus | Disseminated histoplasmosis | Leishmaniasis |
| Invasive Legionella | JC virus (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) | Aspergillosis | |
| BK virus | Coccidioidomycosis | ||
| Epstein-Barr virus | Candidiasis |
Opportunistic infections in patients with RA on immunosuppression, as reported from clinical trials, patient registries and large databases.3 5
JC, John Cunningham virus (human polyomavirus 2); RA, rheumatoid arthritis.