Time to prove the infective etiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondylarthritides: Comment on the article by Carter et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3519-3520

  Zeidler, Henning ^a   Rihl, Markus ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMANS; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 70350550237     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24960     Document Type: Letter

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