title: Detection of bacteria and analyses of Chlamydia trachomatis viability in patients with postvenereal reactive arthritis.
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.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Medical Research, The Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Strelić
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bojović
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pavlica
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cikota-Aleksić
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miličić
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Magić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015575:Roxithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000382:microbiology*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D015575:Roxithromycin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D013752:Tetracycline
keywords: polymerase chain reaction; postvenereal reactive arthritis; therapy