title: [Reactive arthritis: inflammation or true infection?].
abstract: Reactive arthritis has been classically defined as an aseptic arthritis induced by a bacterial infection in another organ. If the classical form of reactive arthritis is in fact a spondyloarthritis triggered by a urogenital or intestinal bacterial infection, it is not necessarily sterile, and in some cases it may be worthwhile to treat a chronic infection with long-term antibiotherapy. In a broader definition, the concept of reactive arthritis is widened to other post-infectious rheumatism, such as post-streptococcal arthritis or post-viral arthritis.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finckh
mesh_terms: D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications*