Presence of Yersinia specific antibodies in hospitalized patients with arthritis and Reiter syndrome.
A number of 50 patients admitted with arthritis and Reiter syndrome were investigated to detect the presence of Yersinia specific antibodies. The specific antibodies were evidenced in 5 patients (10%)--3 with antibodies to Y. enterocolitica and 2 with antibodies to Y. pseudotuberculosis, in titers greater than or equal to 1/160. The patients were followed in dynamics up to 3-4 months. The antibodies to Y. enterocolitica persisted in time longer than those to Y. pseudotuberculosis. For a better knowledge concerning the germs responsible for sero-negative arthritis, serological investigations for Yersinia, in the patients with arthritis, appeared as necessary.
Constantiniu
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Chiriac
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Popovici
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D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000276:immunology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000276:immunology*; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*; D015012:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / Q000276:immunology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial