30 August 2023 : Clinical Research
An Examination of Infection Incidence and Management in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Five-Year Review from a Saudi Arabian Center
Noha K. Khalil1ABDF, Fahidah Alenzi
2EF*, Mohammed A. Omair 3ACDF, Ibrahim Almaghlouth 3CD, Mansour Altuwaijri 4AB, Mazen Barri5AF, Rakan M. Alqahtani 6AB, Abdulaziz Alrabiah7AB, Ali Alhijji1AB
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941277
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941277
Table 2 Patients’ clinical and laboratory characteristics in the evaluation and management flow in 74 SLE patients with infections.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| <2 mmol/L | 26 (35.1%) |
| 2–4 mmol/L | 7 (9.5%) |
| >4 mmol/L | 5 (6.8%) |
| Not done | 36 (48.6%) |
| Positive | 19 (25.7%) |
| Negative | 38 (51.4%) |
| Not done | 17 (23.0%) |
| Yes | 3 (4.1%) |
| No | 71 (95.9%) |
| Positive | 2 (2.7%) |
| Negative | 8 (10.8%) |
| Pre COVID | 64 (86.5%) |
| Not high risk (0–1) | 62 (83.8%) |
| High risk (2–3) | 12 (16.2%) |