Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Associated Factors in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study

Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Associated Factors in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to screen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using the T-SPOT.TB assay and to identify factors affecting the assay results. SLE patients were enrolled from 13 tertiary hospitals in eastern, centra...

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Main Authors: Lifan Zhang, Yanan Ma, Nan Jiang, Xiaoqing Zou, Yueqiu Zhang, Fengchun Zhang, Xiaofeng Zeng, Yan Zhao, Shengyun Liu, Xiaoxia Zuo, Huaxiang Wu, Lijun Wu, Hongbin Li, Zhiyi Zhang, Sheng Chen, Ping Zhu, Miaojia Zhang, Wencheng Qi, Yi Liu, Huaxiang Liu, Xiaochun Shi, Xiaoqing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis infection
systemic lupus erythematosus
China
T-SPOT.TB
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00848-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00848-23

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