Incidence of Severe Infections and Infection‐Related Mortality During the Course of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Multicenter, Prospective, Double‐Cohort Study

To assess the incidence of infections leading to hospitalization, the mortality rate related to infections, and the determinants of these factors in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA).In total, 486 patients with GCA (75% women) were enrolled at the time of diagnosis. All patients fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology criteria for GCA. As controls, age- and sex-matched subjects were randomly selected from the general population and...