The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Infection Predictive Index (LIPI): A Clinical-Immunological Tool to Predict Infections in Lupus Patients

The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Infection Predictive Index (LIPI): A Clinical-Immunological Tool to Predict Infections in Lupus Patients

Among autoimmune diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have a unique predisposition to develop infections, which represents one of their main causes of morbidity and mortality. Many infections occur at disease diagnosis in the absence of immunosuppressive therapy, suggesting that the...

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Main Authors: Jiram Torres-Ruiz, Nancy R. Mejía-Domínguez, Alejandro Zentella-Dehesa, Alfredo Ponce-de-León, Sandra Rubí Morales-Padilla, Ricardo Vázquez-Rodríguez, Mario René Alvarado-Lara, Roberto Adrián Reyna-de-la-Garza, Miguel Tapia-Rodríguez, Guillermo Juárez-Vega, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Ana Barrera-Vargas, Jorge C. Alcocer-Varela, Diana Gómez-Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
systemic lupus erythematosus
infection predictive index
TLR2
Th17
cyclophosphamide
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.03144/full

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