Bacteremia in female Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study
Author(s) -
Fangru Chen,
Hao Fei,
Qiquan Chen,
Tian Qian,
Yan Chen,
Huan Wang,
Zhifang Zhai
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.7137
Subject(s) - bacteremia , medicine , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , cohort , lupus nephritis , sepsis , immunology , gastroenterology , population , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , environmental health , antibiotics
Bacteremia is a common complication in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, causing high morbidity and mortality. We investigated characteristics, pathogens, and sites of infection using a cohort of 64 female adults from a single university hospital in China.
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