Antibacterial antibodies for some enterobacteria in sera of patients with reactive arthritis and other rheumatoid diseases.
The presence of the specific antibodies for some enterobacteria--Yersinia, Salmonella and Shigella was investigated in patients hospitalized in the period 2000-2007 with reactive arthritis and other rheumatoid diseases. The antibacterial antibodies in the diagnosis titres were found in 172 out of 1102 (15.6%) patients. Increased antibodies levels to Yersinia were detected in the sera from 113 (65.7%) of the 172 patients, for Shigella in 47 (27.3%) and for Salmonella in 12 (7.0%) cases. From all serologically positive patients 126 (73.2 %) had clinical diagnosis of reactive arthritis and 46 (26.7%) other rheumatoid diseases (ankylosing spondilytis, Reiter's syndrome, sacroilitis). The most serologically positive cases (63.9%) were of middle-age (30-50 years). There were no significant differences between sexes among serologically positive cases.
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Institute of Public Health, Iaşi, Romania. sconstantiniu@yahoo.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000276:immunology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012760:Shigella / Q000276:immunology*; D015007:Yersinia / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial