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SynthesisMedicine2023

Meta-analysis of clinical risk factors of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with invasive fungal infection.

Yang Meng, Liao Chifeng, Zhu Qinghuan, Huang Zichan, Li Jianmin, Deng Danqi

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yang MengDepartment of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0629-8648
Liao ChifengInstitute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Zhu QinghuanDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Huang ZichanDepartment of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Li JianminDepartment of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Deng DanqiDepartment of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Guangxi Medical University · CNKunming Medical University · CNAnhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo systematically evaluate the clinical risk factors of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) complicated with invasive fungal infection (IFI) among patients.

methodsA meta-analysis was performed of all the literatures germane to estimate the clinical risk factors of patients with SLE complicated with IFI from published clinical trials from 1990 to April 2022. Mean differences, odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals were calculated, and the meta-analysis was conducted with Stata 12.0 software (StataCorp, College Station, TX).

resultsA total of 14 clinical research involving 1129 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis demonstrated that immunosuppressant, glucocorticoids, systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index score, antibiotic were risk factors associated with IFI in SLE patients. However, age, sex, course of disease, leukopenia, lymphopenia, C- reactive protein and hypoproteinemia were not the risk factors associated with IFI in patients with SLE.

conclusionOur results indicate that immunosuppressant, glucocorticoids, systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index score, antibiotic were risk factors for IFI in SLE patients. However, high quality of multicenter, large sample size-controlled trials are needed to validate the result.

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Invasive Fungal InfectionsLeukopeniaLupus Erythematosus, SystemicC-Reactive ProteinGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMulticenter Studies as TopicRisk FactorsC-Reactive ProteinGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressive Agents

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PMID36930103
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