HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19 INFECTION RATE AND RELATIONSHIP TO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND SUBCLINICAL FEATURES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of Human Parvovirus B19 virus infection in relation to epidemiological characteristics and some main subclinical manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Subjects and methods: 115 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were collected peripheral blood samples were, separated plasma, detected B19_IgG, and B19-IgM antibodies by ELISA method, the calculated infection rate was and compared the difference epidemiological characteristics and some main clinical manifestations between negative and positive with antibodies to the Parvovirus B19 virus groups. Results: The rate of B19_IgG positivity was 42.6%, B19_IgM was 2.6%; the positive rate was 69.4% for females, 30.6% for males; The highest positive rate was in the age group 60-69 years old (36.7%). Conclusion: The rate of Parvovirus B19 virus infection in rheumatoid arthritis patients was higher than the control group (42.6% vs 26.7%, p = 0.018). The prevalence of this infection is higher in the group of female rheumatoid arthritis patients. Parvovirus B19 infection may play a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Parvovirus B19 virus; Rheumatoid arthritis; Relationship
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