Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis: What is it and how do we know?

Rheumatology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 949-954

  Mackie, Sarah L ^a   Keat, A ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis; Reactive arthritis; Streptococcal infection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; STEROID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HLA ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARDITIS; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYNDROME; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 4243175969     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh225     Document Type: Review

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