Human cytomegalovirus infection and systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-409

  Rider, J R ^a   Ollier, W E R ^b   Lock, R J ^c   Brookes, S T ^d   Pamphilon, D H ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b Arthritis and Rheumatism Council   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Human cytomegalovirus; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0030764761     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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