Comparing the burdens of opportunistic infections among patients with systemic rheumatic diseases: a nationally representative cohort study.
Chung-Yuan HsuChi-Hua KoJiun-Ling WangTsai-Ching HsuChun-Yu LinPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)
The risk of opportunistic infection was highest for PM/DM, followed by SLE, SSc, RA, and pSS. Careful observation and preventive therapy for opportunistic infections may be warranted in selected PM/DM patients, especially during the first year after the diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- particulate matter
- air pollution
- newly diagnosed
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- heavy metals
- prognostic factors
- disease activity
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- glycemic control
- ankylosing spondylitis