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In a patient with a history of seropositive erosive RA who has undergone treatment for a periprosthetic joint infection and currently has an antibiotic spacer in place with clinical improvement, what is the appropriate timing and strategy for restarting DMARDs and/or biologic therapy to balance infection risk with RA disease control?

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In a patient with a history of seropositive erosive RA who has undergone treatment for a periprosthetic joint infection and currently has an antibiotic spacer in place with clinical improvement, what is the appropriate timing and strategy for restarting DMARDs and/or biologic therapy to balance infection risk with RA disease control? | Mednet