Characterizing infection in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis : results from a longitudinal, matched-cohort data linkage study

We wish to thank Information Division Services Scotland for assisting with data linkage and data access in the National Safe Haven. Information presented in this article was previously presented as a poster at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Conference 2018, Chicago, IL, USA. The study was conceived by S.H.S., A.M., C.B. and N.B. All authors contributed to the study design and data collection. Data analysis and interpretation and drafting of the manuscript were conducted by all authors. C.B. and N.B. were joint senior authors. All authors critically reviewed the manuscript and approved the final version. Funding: S.H.S. and the study were funded by the Aberdeen Development Trust and the Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research. The Farr Institute is supported by a 10-funder consortium: Arthritis Research UK, the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Medical Research Council, the National Institute of Health Research, the National Institute for Social Care and Health Research (Welsh Assembly Government), the Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Government Health Directorates) and the Wellcome Trust (Scotland MR/K007017/1). Disclosure statement: L.E. is a GlaxoSmithKline employee. The other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.Peer reviewedPublisher PD