About this Research Topic
This Research Topic aims at illustrating the interaction between rheumatic disease and infectious disease.
In this Research Topic, we encourage the submission of clinical, translational, and basic research aiming to investigate the interaction between rheumatic disease and infections. Both original research articles and reviews focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics are welcome:
1. Clinical characters, risk factors, prognosis, treatment of rheumatic disease when combined with infections.
2. Prospective and perspective clinical studies evaluating the infection risks of anti-rheumatic medications on infections.
3. Susceptibility of patients with rheumatic disease to infections.
4. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) in the pathogenesis of rheumatic disease.
5. Role of microbiota in the development of rheumatic disease.
6. Metabolites of pathogenic microorganisms in rheumatic disease.
7. Crosstalk between microbe, immune system, and other organs affected in rheumatic disease.
8. New technologies and treatments in this field.
Keywords: Rheumatic disease, autoimmune, inflammatory, infection, microbe
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