Clinical and experimental evidence for persistent Yersinia infection in reactive arthritis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2239-2242

  Gaston, J S Hill ^a,c   Cox, Charles ^a   Granfors, Kaisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; PERIARTHRITIS; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; YERSINIA;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; YERSINIA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033503039     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199910)42:10<2239::AID-ANR29>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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