Mycoplasma infection and rheumatoid arthritis: Analysis of their relationship using immunoblotting and an ultrasensitive polymerase chain reaction detection method

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1219-1228

  Hoffman, Robert W ^a,c   O'Sullivan, Frank X ^a   Schafermeyer, Kim R ^a   Moore, Terry L ^b   Roussell, Deborah ^a   Watson Mckown, Robyn ^a   Kim, Mary F ^a   Wise, Kim S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MA427 HSC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0030929502     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400705     Document Type: Article

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