Abstract
Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The authors conducted retrospective review of 488 admissions at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during a 5-year period (1994-1999) to determine the infectious complications in these patients. One hundred ninety-one patients with SL2 were admitted because of infection. Lower respiratory tract infection was the most commonly found in these patients (24.6%) followed by infections of the urinary tract (15.7%), skin (15.7%), septicemia (13.6%) and the musculoskeletal system (11.5%). The most common pathogens were Salmonella spp (12.6%), while Escherichiae coli (9.9%) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (8.4), respectively.
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
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Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
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Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
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Comorbidity
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Drug Therapy, Combination / administration & dosage
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Female
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Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / epidemiology*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
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Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology*
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Prognosis
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Registries
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Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
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Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
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Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Sex Distribution
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Survival Rate
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Thailand / epidemiology
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Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
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Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology
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Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Anti-Bacterial Agents