Arch Rheumatol
December 2018
Objectives: This study aims to investigate how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) affect the production of immunoglobulin M (IgM)-rheumatoid factor (RF).
Patients And Methods: The study included 405 voluntary participants (139 males, 266 females; mean age 39.4±17.