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Osteoarticular involvement of brucellosis and HLA-B27 antigen frequency in Turkish patients.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Apr 2004
Ertem Gunay Tuncer, Tanyel Esra, Tulek Necla, Ulkar Gul B, Doganci Levent
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study is to investigate a possible association between osteoarticular involvement of brucellosis and HLA-B27 antigen. Standard microtoxicity technique method was used for detection of HLA-B27 antigen in 78 patients with brucellosis and 100 healthy donors. Osteoarticular complications were defined in 25 of 78 patients (32.1%). Overall frequency of HLA-B27 in the study group was 14.1% (11/78)...
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