Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis and mortality risk in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with pneumonia and respiratory failure
Background: Our aim was to characterize etiologic diagnoses obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and blood specimens, and to identify risk factors for mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with pneumonia and respiratory failure. Methods: We conducted a retrospective a...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118220301584 |