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Rheumatology 1999; 38:504-509.
Detection of Mycoplasmal Infections in Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jörg Haier 1, Marwan Nasralla 1, A. Robert Franco 2, and Garth L. Nicolson 3
1 The Institute for Molecular Medicine, 16371 Gothard St. H, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
2 The Arthritis Center of Riverside, Riverside, CA 92501
SUMMARY
What Is Our Experience?
Dr. Franco has extensive experience in the treatment of rheumatic diseases in general and in particular with the rheumatologic disorders triggered/caused by infectious agents. Dr. Franco has treated several thousand patients with different rheumatic diseases over more than twenty years with good results. Approximately 80% of RA patients do respond with variable degrees of improvement. Dr. Franco estimates that up to 1/3 of patients with RA can go into remission within five years. For further information, see study conclusions.
