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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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 == Overview ==
 ==Causes==
-It is set off by a preceding [[infection]], the most common of which would be a genital infection with ''[[Chlamydia trachomatis]]'' in the US. Other bacteria known to cause reactive arthritis which are more common worldwide are ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]'', ''[[Ureaplasma urealyticum]]'', ''[[Salmonella|Salmonella]]'' spp., ''[[Shigella|Shigella]]'' spp., ''[[Yersinia|Yersinia]]'' spp., and ''[[Campylobacter|Campylobacter]]'' spp.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hill Gaston JS, Lillicrap MS |title=Arthritis associated with enteric infection |journal=Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=219-39 |year=2003 |pmid=12787523 |doi=}}</ref> A bout of [[food poisoning]] or a [[gastrointestinal]] infection may also trigger the disease (those last four [[Genus|genera]] of bacteria mentioned are enteric bacteria).
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