[Chlamydia trachomatis and Reiter's syndrome]

Vojnosanit Pregl. 1993 Mar-Apr;50(2):149-52.
[Article in Serbian]

Abstract

Results of the study of incidence of chlamydia trachomatis infection in patients with Reiters syndrome are presented. Chlamydia trachomatic was isolated from the uretral smear in 12 (34.28%) of 35 patients with Reiter's syndrome. In the group of patients with other rheumatologic diseases Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated in 2 (5.13%) of 39 patients. In all patients with negative isolation, infection was confirmed serologically also and in some patients with negative isolation it was also proved.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
  • Arthritis, Reactive / complications*
  • Arthritis, Reactive / microbiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / complications*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis* / immunology
  • Chlamydia trachomatis* / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Rheumatic Diseases / microbiology
  • Urethra / microbiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial