A longitudinal study was conducted to evaluate the viral shedding present in cervicovaginal
secretions of HIV-1-seropositive women receiving antiretroviral therapy. A total of 128 paired …

Objectives To validate the previously proposed classification criteria for Henoch–Schönlein
purpura (HSP), childhood polyarteritis nodosa (c-PAN), c-Wegener granulomatosis (c-WG) …

Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of parenteral methotrexate (MTX) at an intermediate
dosage (15 mg/m 2 /week) versus a higher dosage (30 mg/m 2 /week) in patients with …

Objective To develop criteria for the classification of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods A multistep process, …

Objective To develop and validate a composite disease activity score for juvenile idiopathic
arthritis (JIA), the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS). Methods The JADAS …

OBJECTIVE: To develop diagnostic guidelines for macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (S-JIA). STUDY DESIGN: We followed the …

Objective. To revise the current juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) International League of
Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) classification criteria with an evidence-based approach, …

Objective We recently hypothesized that in the International League of Associations for
Rheumatology (ILAR) classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the presumably …

Clonally expanded populations of B cells carrying somatic mutations of Ig variable (V) region
genes have been detected in the CNS of subjects with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting …

Context Novel therapies have improved the remission rate in chronic inflammatory disorders
including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Therefore, strategies of tapering therapy and …