Recurrent pneumococcal bacteraemia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Background: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are at increased risk of serious or invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infection due to intrinsic disease factors and concomitant immunosuppressive therapies. S. pneumoniae infections can be prevented with currently-available immunisation. Case r...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Infection in Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170220300492 |