Detection of bacteria and analyses of Chlamydia trachomatis viability in patients with postvenereal reactive arthritis.
Intern Med J
; 44(12a): 1247-51, 2014 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-25442760
ABSTRACT
Postvenereal reactive arthritis is an inflammatory form of arthritis that commonly develops after urogenital infection, predominantly in human leucocyte antigen-B27-positive men in the third decade of life. In our hospital, patients underwent synovectomy before a 4-month course of antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, tetracycline and roxithromicin). The clinical remission was achieved in approximately 70% patients. At molecular level, the remission was associated with the negative polymerase chain reaction findings of bacteria.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Synovial Membrane
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Chlamydia Infections
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Arthritis, Reactive
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med J
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article