Infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Ng, Woon Leung ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complication; Infection; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33746478056     PISSN: 02190494     EISSN: 14798077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8077.2006.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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