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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Infection-Associated Flares in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Giuseppe A Ramirez, Chiara Calabrese, Marta Secci, Luca Moroni, Gabriele D Gallina, Giovanni Benanti, Enrica P Bozzolo, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Lorenzo Dagna

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Giuseppe A RamirezUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2889-366X
Chiara CalabreseUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Marta SecciUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Luca MoroniUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8988-9106
Gabriele D GallinaUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4285-5966
Giovanni BenantiUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4310-6951
Enrica P BozzoloUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Marco Matucci-CerinicUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Lorenzo DagnaUnit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7428-315X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterised by generalised immune dysfunction, including infection susceptibility. Infection-associated flares (IAFs) are common and might rapidly self-resolve, paralleling infection resolution, but their specific clinical phenotype is poorly understood. Therefore, we screened 2039 consecutive visits and identified 134 flares, defined as a loss of the lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS), from 1089 visits at risk spanning over multiple follow-up years, yielding an average yearly LLDAS deterioration rate of 17%. Thirty-eight IAFs were isolated from the total flares and were mostly related to bacterial and herpesvirus infections. When compared to other flares (OFs; n = 98), IAFs showed no milder patterns of organ involvement and similar rates of long-term damage accrual, as estimated by conventional clinimetrics. Arthritis in IAFs was more severe than that in OFs [median (interquartile range) DAS-28 2.6 (2.3-4.1) vs. 2.0 (1.6-2.7);

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Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicAdultBacterial InfectionsFemaleHumansInfectionsMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSymptom Flare UpflareherpesvirusinfectionsLLDASlupusremission

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