Sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus cross-neutralizes dengue viruses

• Main Authors: Zainal, Nurhafiza, Tan, Kim Kee, Johari, Jefree, Hussein, Heselynn, Wan Musa, Wan Rosmaiza, Hassan, Jamiyah, Lin, Yee-Shin, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20200/; https://doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.12652
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne disease in Southeast Asia, where the incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is approximately 30 to 53 per 100,000. Severe dengue, however, is rarely reported among individuals with SLE. Here, whether sera of patients with SLE cross-neutralize deng...