| Title |
Antibiotics for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s56957 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mesut Ogrendik |
| Abstract |
Antibiotic treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commenced in the 1930s with the use of sulfasalazine. Later, tetracyclines were successfully used for the treatment of RA. In double-blind and randomized studies, levofloxacin and macrolide antibiotics (including clarithromycin and roxithromycin) were also shown to be effective in the treatment of RA. There have been several reports in the literature indicating that periodontal pathogens are a possible cause of RA. Oral bacteria are one possible cause of RA. In this review, we aimed to investigate the effects of different antibiotics in RA treatment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 15% |
| Mexico | 1 | 8% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 85% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Researcher | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 20% |
| Unknown | 14 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 20% |
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