Interstitial lung disease is associated to infections of lower respiratory tract in immunocompromised rheumatoid arthritis patients

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects*
• Comorbidity
• Female
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host*
• Logistic Models
• Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis
• Lung Diseases, Interstitial / immunology*
• Lung Diseases, Interstitial / microbiology
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
• Opportunistic Infections / immunology*
• Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
• Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis
• Respiratory Tract Infections / immunology*
• Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
• Retrospective Studies
• Rheumatic Fever / diagnosis
• Rheumatic Fever / drug therapy*
• Rheumatic Fever / immunology
• Risk Factors
• Steroids / adverse effects*
• Time Factors