Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A Detection from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Blood and Synovial Fluid.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Direct detection of microbial super antigens in synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis may be able to guide to the design of cost-effective therapies. The purpose of this study was to assess the existence of Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (superantigen A) in the synovial fluid of patients with RA by the PCR and ELISA methods.
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Ramezan Ali Ataee, Mahboobeh Sadat Kahani, Gholam Hossein Alishiri, Zyenab Ahamadi
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