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Persistent Chlamydiae and chronic arthritis

Overview of attention for article published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 2001
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Title
Persistent Chlamydiae and chronic arthritis
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 2001
DOI 10.1186/ar382
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Authors

Cheryl Villareal, Judith A Whittum-Hudson, Alan P Hudson

Abstract

Urogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis can lead to development of an acute inflammatory arthritis, and this acute disease becomes chronic in some individuals. Research indicates that the organism is present in synovial tissue of patients with chronic disease in a persistent, rather than an actively growing, form. Importantly, metabolic and other characteristics of persistent Chlamydia differ from those of actively growing bacteria. Other studies suggest that Chlamydia pneumoniae can be found in a persistent state in the synovium and that it too may be involved in joint pathogenesis. These and other observations suggest a more complex role for the Chlamydiae in joint disease than previously recognized. This realization should engender a realignment of thinking among clinicians and researchers concerning both mechanisms of chlamydial pathogenesis in the synovium and design of new treatments for the disease.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 4%
Unknown 25 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 15%
Researcher 4 15%
Student > Master 4 15%
Student > Postgraduate 3 12%
Student > Bachelor 2 8%
Other 8 31%
Unknown 1 4%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 27%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 27%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 15%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 1 4%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 March 2015.
All research outputs
#16,721,717
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Arthritis Research & Therapy
#2,443
of 3,381 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#40,726
of 44,863 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Arthritis Research & Therapy
#8
of 9 outputs
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