Mycoplasma pneumonia Infection Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide, Retrospective Cohort Study

Mycoplasma pneumonia Infection Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide, Retrospective Cohort Study

BackgroundInfections may play a role in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).ObjectiveTo assess the link between Mycoplasma pneumonia (M. pneumonia) infection and the incidence of SLE.MethodWe conducted a retrospective cohort study, which identified 116,043 hospitalized patients wit...

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Main Authors: Kuo-An Chu, Ting-Yun Ou, Wei-Hsin Hung, Jie Sung, Weishan Chen, Cheng-Li Lin, Yao-Min Hung, James Cheng-Chung Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Mycoplasma pneumonia infection
systemic lupus erythematosus
risk factor
cohort study
autoimmune disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.815136/full

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