Antibacterial antibodies for some enterobacteria in sera of patients with reactive arthritis and other rheumatoid diseases
Constantiniu, S.; Romaniuc, A.; Chiriac, R.; Berea, C.; Kalis, O.; Rezus, E.; Mutica, M.
Roumanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology 67(1-2): 30-35
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1222-3891 PMID: 19284164 Document Number: 627770
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.