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J Rheumatol. 2006 Feb;33(2):224-7.

Single-blind randomized trial of combination antibiotic therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

Gompels LL, Smith A, Charles PJ, Rogers W, Soon-Shiong J, Mitchell A, Dore C, Taylor PW, Mackworth-Young CG.

Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, England.

CONCLUSION: Combined antibiotic therapy with intravenous clindamycin and oral tetracycline may be useful in the management of active RA. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of therapy is justified.

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