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Infectious Agents in Rheumatic Diseases

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Immunology of Rheumatic Diseases

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In contrast to our incomplete understanding of many of the rheumatic diseases, information is more abundant about the pathogenesis of those caused by recognized infectious agents. Yet even here, great gaps exist in our ability to identify the presence of these agents promptly and to cope with their virulence. More striking is our ignorance of the complex immune apparatus that the host invokes to counter their attack.

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    Frank R. Schmid

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Schmid, F.R. (1985). Infectious Agents in Rheumatic Diseases. In: Gupta, S., Talal, N. (eds) Immunology of Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2493-5_14

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