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An infectious etiology of rheumatoid arthritis has been suspected for many years; however, there is little agreement as to the involved microorganisms. It is generally believed by many investigators that the initiating agent is probably a viral-like agent or mycoplasma. The parasitic nature of some mycoplasmas makes them logical suspects to cause a systemic chronic disease and yet remain undetected. While there is an accumulation of evidence to indicate mycoplasma involvement in the disease process, the failure to isolate a common microbial agent appears to be the greatest deterrent to establishing an antecedent.
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Brown, T.M., Bailey, J.S., Iden, I.I., Clark, H.W. (1982). Antimycoplasma Approach to the Mechanism and the Control of Rheumatoid Disease. In: Sorenson, J.R.J. (eds) Inflammatory Diseases and Copper. Experimental Biology and Medicine, vol 2. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5829-2_36
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