Combination treatment in Chlamydia-triggered reactive arthritis: Comment on the article by Carter et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 305-307

  Lauhio, Anneli ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^b   Salo, Tuula ^b   Tschesche, Harald ^a,c   Sorsa, Timo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 78650799010     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.30075     Document Type: Letter

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