The Microbiome in Rheumatic Diseases and Infection

This book discusses the role of the microbiome in rheumatic diseases and details its implications for patient treatment. Recently, with technological advances, there has been significant research into the microbiome. This has enabled us to more profoundly understand its role in our immune system mat...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ragab, Gaafar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Atkinson, T. Prescott (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Stoll, Matthew L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: The Human Microbiome
  • Overview of the Human Microbiome
  • Methods in Microbiome Studies: Collection
  • Methods in Microbiome Studies: Informatics
  • Part II: Immunogenetics of the Host Response to Infection
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmunity
  • Immunology of the Microbiome
  • Lessons Learned from Animal Models on the Role of the Microbiome in Autoimmunity
  • The Stroma in Chronic Inflammation
  • Part III: Infections Agents
  • Borrelia Burgdorferi
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • Chlamydiae: Chlamydia Trachomatis and C. Pneumonia
  • Mollicutes: Mycoplasma Pneumonia
  • Role of Infection in Protection from Autoimmunity
  • DNA Viruses
  • RNA Viruses
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
  • Enteroviruses
  • Hepatitis A Virus
  • Hepatitis C Virus
  • Protozoal Infections
  • Helminth Infections
  • The Case for Fungi as Triggers for Autoimmunity
  • Part IV: The Role of Infectious Agents in Rheumatic Diseases
  • RA
  • Spondylitis
  • JIA
  • Psoriasis & PSA
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Reactive Arthritis
  • Rheumatic Fever / Post-Streptococcal Glomerunlonephritis
  • SLE
  • APS
  • Sjorgren's Syndrome
  • Myositis
  • Vasculitis Syndromes
  • Cryoglobulinemia
  • Behcet's
  • Uveitis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Autoinflammatory Syndromes
  • Miscellaneous
  • Part V: Practical Aspects
  • Vaccinations in Rheumatology
  • Management of Autoimmune Disorders During Infection / Immunodeficiency
  • Individual Drugs in Rheumatology and the Risk of Infection
  • The Microbiome: Towards Individualized Medicine .