Population-Wide Associations between Common Viral Pathogens and Self-Reported Arthritis: NHANES 2009-2012.
Anna K ShmagelGrace Skemp-DymondLisa LangsetmoJohn T SchousboeKristine EnsrudRobert FoleyPublished in: International journal of rheumatology (2018)
HSV-2 seropositivity and oral HPV DNA positivity were associated with self-reported arthritis and not with comparator outcomes, after adjustment for multiple potential confounders. These findings should be confirmed in longitudinal studies.