Prevention of infective complications in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic literature review for the APLAR consensus statements.
Kenji OkuLaniyati HamijoyoNuntana KasitanonMeng Tao LiSandra V NavarraEric F MorandYoshiya TanakaChi Chiu MokPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2021)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a more common autoimmune rheumatic disease in the Asia-Pacific region. The prognosis of SLE remains unsatisfactory in some Asian countries because of delayed diagnosis, limited access to medications, increased complications and issues of tolerability and adherence to treatment. The Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology SLE special interest group has recently published a set of consensus recommendations on the management of SLE for specialists, family physicians, specialty nurses, and other healthcare professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. This article reports a systematic literature review of the infective complications of SLE in Asia and evidence for prevention of these infections by pre-emptive antimicrobial therapy and vaccination.
Keyphrases
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- disease activity
- risk factors
- rheumatoid arthritis
- clinical practice
- primary care
- healthcare
- staphylococcus aureus
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- randomized controlled trial
- stem cells
- clinical trial
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- bone marrow
- metabolic syndrome
- open label
- replacement therapy
- drug induced
- adverse drug
- smoking cessation