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From: The utility of initial procalcitonin and procalcitonin clearance for prediction of bacterial infection and outcome in critically ill patients with autoimmune diseases: a prospective observational study

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Study design showing patient allocation and diagnosis. SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; DM: dermatomyositis; pSS: primary Sjogren’s syndrome; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; SSc: systemic sclerosis; MCTD: mixed connective tissue diseas; AOSD: adult-onset Still’s disease; WG: Wegener’s granulomatosis; BSI: bloodstream infection; CNS: central nervous system; CRF: chronic renal failule; ARF: acute renal failure; DAH: diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; GIB: gastrointestinal bleeding; SRC: Sclerode rmarenal crisis; ILD: interstitial lung disease

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