Childhood hospitalisation with infections and later development of ankylosing spondylitis: a national case-control study

Background The role of environmental exposures in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) remains unclear. In particular, two types of exposures have been suspected to play a role: mechanical stress and infections. The objective of this case-control study was to determine if childhood infections are associated with later development of AS. Methods The cases with AS were identified through the Swedish national outpatient specialised-care register, based on having been given at least one AS diagnosis in the register between 2001 and 2010. Five controls per case were identified in the Swe... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Lindström, Ulf
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Reihe/Periodikum: Arthritis research & therapy
Verlag/Hrsg.: London, BioMed Central
Sprache: Englisch
ISSN: 1478-6354
Weitere Identifikatoren: doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1141-8
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/olc-benelux-1986309908
URL: NULL
NULL
Datenquelle: Online Contents Benelux; Originalkatalog
Powered By: Verbundzentrale des GBV (VZG)
Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1141-8
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1141-8