title: Infectious uveitis in Thailand: serologic analyses and clinical features.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the seroprevalence of various infectious agents in Thai patients with uveitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study of 101 consecutive patients with uveitis, 100 HIV-infected retinitis patients, and 100 nonuveitis controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Antibodies against T. gondii were detected in 31/101 non-HIV patients, mostly with posterior uveitis and focal retinitis, and were significantly higher than in other groups examined. Antibodies for T. pallidum and Leptospira were observed more frequently in patients with HIV-infected retinitis. Active tuberculosis in non-HIV patients was not found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in patients with non-HIV posterior uveitis was higher than in nonuveitis controls and HIV patients with retinitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. asmbi001@chiangmai.ac.th
authors.forename: Wasna
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sirirungsi
authors.forename: Kessara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pathanapitoon
authors.forename: Natedao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kongyai
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weersink
authors.forename: Jolanda D F
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: de Groot-Mijnes
authors.forename: Pranee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leechanachai
authors.forename: Somsanguan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ausayakhun
authors.forename: Aniki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rothova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan