SARS-CoV-2 infection provoking autoimmunity
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Mahroum, N. ve Shoenfeld, Y. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 infection provoking autoimmunity. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 38(8), 1782-1784. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfad077Özet
For decades, infections have been recognized as strong stimulators of the immune system and subsequently serve as a trigger for autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases. While infection is a very broad term, infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses and parasites, but particularly viruses present a key player in this regard and have been considered a classical example for this correlation.