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A transient peak of infections during onset of rheumatoid arthritis: a 10-year prospective cohort study.
BMJ open - 1 Sept 2014
Arleevskaya Marina I, Gabdoulkhakova Aida G, Filina Yulia V, Miftakhova Regina R, Bredberg Anders, Tsybulkin Anatoly P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The role of infection in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has not been determined. We aimed to document the infectious burden and some aspects of antibacterial immunity in a large and prospective cohort study of RA patients in the early and late stages of the disease and in their relatives predisposed to RA. SETTING: Clinical and laboratory examination of all individuals enrolled in the study was performed...
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