TY - BOOK ID - 88195790 TI - Infection and autoimmunity AU - Shoenfeld, Yehuda AU - Agmon-Levin, Nancy AU - Rose, Noel R. PY - 2015 SN - 9780444632722 0444632727 0444632697 9780444632692 PB - London, England : Academic Press, DB - UniCat KW - Autoimmune diseases KW - Infections KW - immunology.. KW - immunology. KW - Autoimmune Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:88195790 AB - Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.Includes completely updated and new chaptersBrings the reader up to date and allows easy access to individual topics in one placeIdentifie ER -