Infrequent detection of cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus DNA in synovial membrane of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 623-628

  Mousavi Jazi, Mehrdad ^a   Boström, Lennart ^b   Lövmark, Camilla ^b   Linde, Annika ^a   Brytting, Maria ^a   Sundqvist, Vivi Anne ^c  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b Depts of Surgery and Hand Surgery

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Herpesviruses; Polymerase chain reaction; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synovial membrane

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0031921482     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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