Male sex predominance in Chlamydia trachomatis sexually acquired reactive arthritis: Are women more protected by anti-chlamydia antibodies?

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 605-611

  Bas, S ^a   Scieux, C ^b   Vischer, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; URETHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0034997778     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.6.605     Document Type: Article

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