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9783836

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
The HLA-B27 tissue antigen is associated with reactive arthritis caused by different bacterial infections but its occurrence in purulent arthritis has not been studied earlier. We analysed the frequency of HLA-B27 in patients with culture proven purulent arthritis caused by Staphylococcus aureus or beta-haemolytic streptococci. The study included 41 patients treated during the years 1979-96 (15 female and 26 male) with a mean age of 52 years (range 16-80 years). HLA-B27 was found in 24% (9/37) of the tested patients compared with 14% in the healthy Finnish population, but the difference was not statistically significant (P < 0.50). No statistical difference in disease activity according to febrile days or duration of the disease could be found between HLA-B27 positive and negative patients. We conclude that HLA-B27 is not a risk factor for purulent arthritis, and when present it has no significant modifying effect on the clinical picture of purulent arthritis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0785-3890
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Occurrence of HLA-B27 tissue antigen in patients with purulent arthritis caused by Staphylococcus aureus or beta-haemolytic streptococci.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article