Chlamydia pneumoniae as a triggering infection in reactive arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 411-414

  Hannu, T ^a   Puolakkainen, M ^b   Leirisalo Repo, M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Reactive arthritis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SALMONELLA; SEROLOGY; URETHRA; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVIX; YERSINIA;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032725004     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.5.411     Document Type: Article

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