Is undifferentiated seronegative spondyloarthropathy a forme fruste of reactive arthritis?

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1001-1004

  Aggarwal, A ^a   Misra, R ^a   Chandrasekhar, S ^a   Prasad, K N ^a   Dayal, R ^a   Ayyagari, A ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial antibodies; Chlamydia; Enteric bacteria; Unclassifiable spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0030803599     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.9.1001     Document Type: Article

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