Infections in polymyositis and dermatomyositis: analysis of 192 cases
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Infections in polymyositis and dermatomyositis: analysis of 192 cases.
OBJECTIVES To estimate the incidence, characteristics and predictors of infections in patients with PM and DM. METHODS The medical records of 192 PM/DM patients followed up in a tertiary teaching medical centre from 1999 to 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Seventy-six episodes of major infection, defined as infections requiring>1 week of treatment with anti-microbial agents, occu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq279