Is there any association between Sarcoidosis and infectious agents?: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the last few years, investigators have debated the role that infectious agents may have in sarcoidosis pathogenesis. With the emergence of new molecular biology techniques, several studies have been conducted; therefore, we performed a meta-analysis in order to better explain this possible association.

Methods

This review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement from the Cochrane collaboration guidelines. Four different databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Collaboration) were searched for all original articles published from 1980 to 2015. The present meta-analysis included case-control studies that reported the presence of microorganisms in samples of patie

SUBMITTER: Esteves T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5126827 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature