Bacteremia in systemic lupus erythematosus patients from RELESSER: risk factors, clinical and microbiological characteristics and outcomes.

CONCLUSION: Bacteremia occurred mostly in active SLE patients and was frequently associated with severe flares and corticosteroid use. Recurrence and mortality were high. Immunosuppressors, comorbidities and disease-related damage were associated with bacteremia. PMID: 30988123 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research