Incidence and predictors of COVID-19 and flares in patients with rare autoimmune diseases: a systematic survey and serological study at a national reference center in France

Abstract Background The risk of severe COVID-19 and its determinants remain largely unknown in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in patients followed for rare autoimmune diseases as well as the...

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Main Authors: Renaud Felten, Marc Scherlinger, Aurélien Guffroy, Vincent Poindron, Alain Meyer, Margherita Giannini, Anne-Sophie Korganow, Christelle Sordet, Emmanuel Chatelus, Rose-Marie Javier, Aurore Meyer, Luc Pijnenburg, Jean-François Kleinmann, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Jean Sibilia, Thierry Martin, Laurent Arnaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02565-0