Use of a peptide based enzyme immunoassay in diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis triggered reactive arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2487-2493

  Nikkari, S ^a   Puolakkainen, M ^a   Narvanen A ^a   Aakre, O ^a   Toivanen, P ^a   Leirisalo Repo, M ^a  

^a BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies; Enzyme linked immunoassay; Reactive arthritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REITER SYNDROME; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034767183     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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