SEARCH FOR REITERS SYNDROME AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF SHIGELLA-SONNEI DYSENTERY

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 6  (5) , 562-566
Abstract
Of 4205 individuals living in a Puerto Rican community, 47% developed S. sonnei dysentery. Questionnaires and clinical evaluations of 1970 patients and the remaining 2235 unaffected residents disclosed no cases of Reiter''s syndrome (RS). S. sonnei may not be arthritogenic.