Abstract
Bacterial and viral infections may underlie the symptoms commonly seen in patients with chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME), fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), Gulf War illness (GWI) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and may be amenable to antibacterial and antiviral therapy, according to the results of a presentation at the 2nd Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome conference [ Sydney, Australia; February 1999 ].
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Harrigan, P. Can antibacterials treat chronic fatigue syndrome?. Inpharma Wkly. 1178, 3–4 (1999). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128413-199911780-00003
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2165/00128413-199911780-00003