title: Pathogen-specific risk of reactive arthritis from bacterial causes of foodborne illness.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a sequelae of common bacterial infections of acute gastroenteritis. We assessed incidence of ReA following Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, or Yersinia infection utilizing a U.S. Department of Defense medical database.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects with acute gastroenteritis attributed to these pathogens were matched with ≥ 4 unexposed subjects. Medical history was analyzed for 6 months postinfection to assess for incident ReA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1753 cases of gastroenteritis were identified. ReA incidence ranged from 0 to 4 per 100,000 person-years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data are consistent with prior studies and highlight the need for continued primary prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-7500, USA. chad.porter@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Chad K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Riddle
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D000091402:Prohibitins; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: FOODBORNE ILLNESS; PATHOGEN; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS