Elevated levels of anti-proteus antibodies in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 105, Issue JAN., 1997, Pages 39-42

  Wanchu, A ^a   Deodhar, S D ^a   Sharma, Meera ^a   Gupta, Varsha ^a   Bambery, P ^a   Sud, A ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Etiology; Infection; Protenus mirabilis; Proteus; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; H ANTIGEN; O ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROTEUS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0031018145     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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