Risk factors analysis for fungal infection in lupus nephritis patients / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the fungal infection situation and the risk factors in lupus nephritis(LN)patients.Methods Infection states were investigated in 93 LN patients and 45episodes(about 48.4%) occurred the different kind and different degree of Hospital-acquired infections.The fungal infection rate was 22.6% and two patients directly died of it.Except fungi,the main pathogens were bacteria and virus.The main infection sites were urinary,gastrointestinal and respiratory tract.Results The infection causes were related to the use of corticosteroids,immunodepressive,antibiotic and the aggressive operation,renal failure ,the duration in hospital and so on.Conclusion Effective prevention and treatment for infection in LN patients is an important way to improve the prognosis of LN.