Prevalence and relevant factors of positive RF in brucellosis patients with arthralgia.

Prevalence and relevant factors of positive RF in brucellosis patients with arthralgia.

<h4>Background</h4>Brucellosis is a critical zoonotic disease in the world, it is the non-specific arthralgia that make brucellosis patients easily misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in endemic regions. Elevated rheumatoid factor (RF) is an essential indicator of RA, and the RF in...

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Main Authors: Siwen Zhang, Jing Hu, Shuqi An, Mujinyan Li, Fande Li, Peng Zhang, Xiangyi Zhang, Huixin Yang, Taijun Wang, Jingjing Luo, Fangfang Hu, Jiashuo Liu, Qing Zhen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009749&type=printable

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