Article
Symptomatic acute reactive arthritis after an outbreak of salmonella.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Aug 2008
Rohekar Sherry, Tsui Florence W L, Tsui Hing Wo, Xi Nancy, Riarh Reena, Bilotta Rose, Inman Robert D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In 2005, 592 individuals in Ontario developed acute gastroenteritis, predominantly after consuming bean sprouts contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis. Salmonella is a known trigger of reactive arthritis (ReA). We describe the population affected by the Salmonella outbreak in terms of clinical presentation of self-reported arthritic symptoms and HLA-B27 genotyping. METHODS: Subjects were mailed a...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Arthritis, Reactive
- Disease Notification
- Disease Outbreaks
- Female
- Genotype
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Male
