Table 1.

Organisms associated with the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis²⁴,⁴⁷,⁴⁸

Infectious agents
Bacteria
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Mycobacterium
Mycoplasma
Proteus mirabilis
Viruses
Adenovirus
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein–Barr virus
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Human parvovirus B19
Paramyxoviruses
Rubella