Bacteriological findings in 25 patients with Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis).

Scandinavian journal of rheumatology ·Vol. 12 ·No. 2 ·1983-00-00 ·Pages 157-60

Bengtsson A, Ahlstrand C, Lindström FD, Kihlström E

Abstract

Extensive bacteriological testing was performed in 25 patients with complete or incomplete Reiter's syndrome. In 21 patients (84%), evidence of antecedent infection was found, based on culture and/or serological findings. Thus, infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (17 patients), Yersinia enterocolitica, serotype 3 (4 patients), and Campylobacter jejuni (1 patient) was identified.

MeSH Terms

Adult Arthritis, Reactive/etiology,microbiology Campylobacter/isolation & purification Chlamydia trachomatis/isolation & purification Feces/microbiology Female HLA Antigens/isolation & purification HLA-B27 Antigen Humans Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Urethra/microbiology Yersinia enterocolitica/isolation & purification

Chemicals

HLA Antigens HLA-B27 Antigen

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Bengtsson A

Ahlstrand C

Lindström F D

Kihlström E

Article Info

Journal

Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

Abbr.

Scand J Rheumatol

ISSN

0300-9742

DOI

10.3109/03009748309102903

Published

1983-00-00

Pages

157-60

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0321213

Subset

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