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Original Article

Incidence and risk factors of infection in a single cohort of 110 adults with systemic lupus erythematosus

Su Jin Jeong From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Heekyung Choi From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Han Sung Lee From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sang Hoon Han From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Bum Sik Chin From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ji-Hyeon Baek From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Chang Oh Kim From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jun Yong Choi From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Young Goo Song From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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June Myung Kim From the Department of Internal Medicine and AIDS Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Pages 268-274 | Received 22 Oct 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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