Association Between Severity of Leptospirosis and Subsequent Major Autoimmune Diseases: A Nationwide Observational Cohort Study

Association Between Severity of Leptospirosis and Subsequent Major Autoimmune Diseases: A Nationwide Observational Cohort Study

IntroductionInfections play a role in autoimmune diseases (AD). Leptospirosis has been linked to the trigger of systemic lupus erythematosus.ObjectiveTo investigate subsequent risk of major AD in hospitalized Taiwanese for Leptospirosis.MethodsRetrospective observational cohort study was employed. T...

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Main Authors: Chih-Chung Chen, Yao-Min Hung, Lu-Ting Chiu, Mei-Chia Chou, Renin Chang, James Cheng-Chung Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
leptospirosis
autoimmune diseases
cohort study
NHIRD
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.721752/full

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