Infection hospitalisation in systemic lupus in Sweden.
Julia F SimardMarios RossidesIva GunnarssonElisabet SvenungssonElizabeth V ArkemaPublished in: Lupus science & medicine (2021)
Individuals with incident SLE were 2-4 times more likely to be hospitalised for infection and experienced more recurrent infections than the general population. Among DMARD initiators, azathioprine was associated with the highest rate.