ANTIBIOTIC-TREATMENT OF VENEREAL-DISEASE AND REITERS-SYNDROME IN A GREENLAND POPULATION

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作者
BARDIN, T
ENEL, C
CORNELIS, F
SALSKI, C
JORGENSEN, C
WARD, R
LATHROP, GM
机构
[1] MUSSE HOMME,DEPT ANTHROPOL BIOL,PARIS,FRANCE
[2] HOP GUI DE CHAULIAC,SERV IMMUNORHUMATOL,PARIS,FRANCE
[3] UNIV UTAH,DEPT HUMAN GENET,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84112
[4] CTR ETUD POLYMORPHISME HUMAIN,INSERM,PARIS,FRANCE
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ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM | 1992年 / 35卷 / 02期
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10.1002/art.1780350210
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Objective. To assess the effects of antibiotic treatment of urethritis or cervicitis on the incidence of recurrences of articular symptoms in Reiter's syndrome patients. Methods. Retrospective evaluation of the medical charts of 109 patients living in Greenland. Results. Thirty-seven percent of the episodes of genitourinary tract inflammation that were not treated or were treated with penicillin were followed by arthritis, compared with 10% of those treated with tetracycline or erythromycin. Conclusion. Antibiotics active against Chlamydia trachomatis reduced the risk of postvenercal arthritis in the population studied.
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