Infection in Thai patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of hospitalized patients.
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ABSTRACT
Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The authors conducted retrospective review of 488 admissions at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during a 5-year period (1994-1999) to determine the infectious complications in these patients. One hundred ninety-one patients with SL2 were admitted because of infection. Lower respiratory tract infection was the most commonly found in these patients (24.6%) followed by infections of the urinary tract (15.7%), skin (15.7%), septicemia (13.6%) and the musculoskeletal system (11.5%). The most common pathogens were Salmonella spp (12.6%), while Escherichiae coli (9.9%) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (8.4), respectively.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Thailand
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Bacterial Infections
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Opportunistic Infections
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Comorbidity
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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