The clinical features and mortality risk factors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

CONCLUSIONS: Recent pulse therapy, pancytopenia, and concurrent infections constituted risk factors for mortality in patients with SLE and CMV infection. Among mortality patients, PCR rather than serological tests (IgM antibodies) helped to arrive at an earlier diagnosis. PMID: 30598425 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - December 16, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hung M, Huang DF, Chen WS, Lai CC, Chen MH, Liao HT, Tsai CY Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research