In reply to:

a study attempting to project how many Canadians with AS will likely be in need of one of the new biologics in future

but mig, this is the 'world view' of all rheumie AS experts; research is drugs trials, and they have little competence in the actual basic science. To track down all the research on klebsiella and AS you need to search away on PubMed; one paper I have in front of me is 'Antibodies to Klebsiella, Proteus, and HLA-B27 Peptides in Japanese Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis' published in The Journal of Rheumatology 1997;24:1. There are a number of such papers because it was essentiall to replicate the results for different racial groups.

This we prescribe though no physician . . .
Our doctors say this is no month to bleed. (Rich. II)


'Then you should say what you mean,' the March Hare went on. 'I do,' Alice hastily replied; 'at least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing , you know.' 'Not the same thing a bit!' said the Hatter.