Chlamydial infection preceding the development of rheumatoid arthritis: A brief report

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-455

  Jolly, Meenakshi ^a   Curran, J J ^b  

^a University of Chicago Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; GADOLINIUM; METHOTREXATE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; ROFECOXIB; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT EFFUSION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MONARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTONES; METHOTREXATE; SULFASALAZINE; SULFONES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6344233976     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-0904-9     Document Type: Article

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