Rheumatoid factors in association with rheumatoid arthritis and infectious diseases in West Africans

MeSH terms

• Acute Disease
• Africa, Western
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood*
• Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
• Hepatitis B / blood*
• Humans
• Malaria, Falciparum / blood*
• Prospective Studies
• Rheumatoid Factor / blood*
• Sensitivity and Specificity
• Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / blood*