Arthritis and Chlamydia Pneumoniae

Doxycycline versus doxycycline and rifampin in undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy, with special reference to chlamydia-induced arthritis a; 9 month studyA combinaiton protocol is effective here vs a monotherapy.

-Antibiotic treatment of arthritis Osteoarthritis when treated with doxycycline has significantly reduced joint space narrowing 40% better than controls.

Persisitant CPn and Arthritis Great paper overviews the concept of CPn and C. trachomatis as causitive agents in arthritis.

Sjogren's and CPn

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On CAPii since Sept '05 for MSii, RAii, Asthmaii, sciatica. EDSSii at start 5.5.(early cane) Now 6 (cane full time) Originally on: Doxyi 200, Azith 3x week, Tinii cont. over summer '07, Revamp of protocol in Summer '08 by Stratton due to functional loss; clarithromy

Scott, This is for you. 

Scott, This is for you.  Cypriane~~~MSi caregiver and care advocate - Dallas, Texas, USA....."Enter through the narrow gate.....small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."  Matthew 7:13-14

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Joyce~caregiver-advocate in Dallas for Steve J (SPMSi).  CAPi since August 06, Cpni, Mpn, B. burgdorferi, systemic candidiasis, EBVi, CMV & other herpes family viral infectionsi, elevated heavy metals, gluten+casein sensitivity. 

I am able to email full

I am able to email full text of that first paper if someone needs to read it for purposes of, as they say, private scholarship. Its an impressive outcome, one of the most impressive in print re abxi treatment of non-understood immunei disease.

Just wondering about people

Just wondering about people with arthritis, what if its is C, trachomatis that ies the cause, will CAPi work just as good as for Cpni?

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Diagnosed with MSi on March 2009, started CAPi on Jan 2010. Doxyi 200mg- Roxyi 300mg- NACi and all major supplementsi.

Yes

Yes

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200mg minocin daily, 500 zithromax mwf,flagyli 1000 mwf, chloestryramine 2x daily, caffeine.

jeanneroz, I pulled it, but

jeanneroz, I pulled it, but the link is still in your post, so could you edit your post to eliminate his verbiage? I'll ask Jim to edit out yours - and mine, as well - as soon as he can.

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The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems. Mohandas Gandhi

Mac, thanks much... I just

Mac, thanks much... I just removed my whole post.

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JeanneRoz ~ DXi'd w/ CPNi 4/2007; 6/07 -"officially" dx'd w/CFIDSi/FM; also: HHV6, EBVi, IBSi-C, 100 Doxyi:BIDi;250 AzithM/W/F; Tindamax Pulses, B12 shots, ERFA Dessicated Thyroid,Cortef, Iodoral 25 mg, Vit D-6,000 units, Supp's

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