Impact of Chronic Use of Antimalarials on SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases: Protocol for a Multicentric Observational Cohort Study

Ana Gomides   ¹ , PhD, MD ;   Gilda Ferreira   ² , PhD ;   Adriana Kakehasi   ² , PhD ;   Marcus Lacerda   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Cláudia Marques   ⁴ , PhD ;   Licia Mota   ⁵ , PhD ;   Eduardo Paiva   ⁶ , PhD ;   Gecilmara Pileggi   ⁷ , PhD ;   José Provenza   ⁸ , PhD ;   Edgard Reis-Neto   ⁹ , PhD ;   Vanderson Sampaio   ³ , PhD ;   Ricardo Xavier   ¹⁰ , PhD ;   Marcelo Pinheiro   ⁹ , PhD

¹ University Center of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

² Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

³ Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

⁴ Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

⁵ University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

⁶ Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil

⁷ Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde de Barretos, Barretos, Brazil

⁸ Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, São Paulo, Brazil

⁹ Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

¹⁰ Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil