National Lupus Hospitalization Trends Reveal Rising Rates of Herpes Zoster and Declines in Pneumocystis Pneumonia.

OBJECTIVE:Infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Therapeutic practices have evolved over the past 15 years, but effects on infectious complications of SLE are unknown. We evaluated trends in hospitalizations for severe and opportunistic infecti...

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Main Authors: Sara G Murray, Gabriela Schmajuk, Laura Trupin, Lianne Gensler, Patricia P Katz, Edward H Yelin, Stuart A Gansky, Jinoos Yazdany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4701172?pdf=render