Reactive arthritis induced by Gardnerella vaginalis [2]

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 732-733

  Schapira, Daniel ^a   Braun Moscovici, Yolanda ^a   Nahir, A M ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DNA ANTIBODY; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; LETTER; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 0036709494     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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