Indirect evidence of intra-articular immunoglobulin G synthesis in patients with Chlamydia trachomatis reactive arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 801-805

  Bas, S ^a   Muzzin, P ^b   Fulpius, T ^a   Buchs, N ^a   Vischer, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; IgG; Immunoblotting; Joint; Outer membrane protein 2; Reactive arthritis; Synovial fluid

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0034905031     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.7.801     Document Type: Article

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