Chlamydia trachomatis and Reiter's syndrome

Drasković, N.; Krstić, L.; Popović, M.; Pavlica, L.; Kuljić-Kapulica, N.; Budisin, A.

Vojnosanitetski Pregled 50(2): 149-152

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8450
PMID: 8351887
Document Number: 421352
Results of the study of incidence of chlamydia trachomatis infection in patients with Reiters syndrome are presented. Chlamydia trachomatic was isolated from the uretral smear in 12 (34.28%) of 35 patients with Reiter's syndrome. In the group of patients with other rheumatologic diseases Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated in 2 (5.13%) of 39 patients. In all patients with negative isolation, infection was confirmed serologically also and in some patients with negative isolation it was also proved.

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