Kogami M, Abe Y, Shimada Y, et al. - Patients with bacteremia and SLE were analyzed retrospectively to determine their characteristics.

• Researchers analyzed a total of 65 patients with bacteremia and SLE (six males and 59 females) in this retrospective single-center observational study.

• The group that survived was compared with the group that died. The patient died in 16 cases.

• Patients who died were older, had lower Glasgow Coma Scale scores, higher sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores, and lower fibrinogen levels.

• On encountering patients with suspected bacteremia, physicians are recommended to pay attention to the consciousness assessment and SOFA score, and be conscious concerning infections caused by common microorganisms and opportunistic infections.