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Prevention of Infection in the Perioperative Setting in Patients with Rheumatic Disease Treated with Immunosuppression
Abstract
Patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease are at increased risk of infection after surgery. The goal of this manuscript is to review current evidence on important contributors to infection risk in these patients and the optimal management of immunosuppression in the perioperative setting.Recent studies have confirmed that patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are...
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Title
Prevention of Infection in the Perioperative Setting in Patients with Rheumatic Disease Treated with Immunosuppression
Published Date
Mar 8, 2019
Journal
Volume
21
Issue
5
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