Overall prevalence of infections in active and inactive AS and uSpA and relative prevalence according to the type of infection*
| Ankylosing spondylitis (n = 52) | Undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (n = 32) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (n = 22) | Group B (n = 30) | p Value | Group A (n = 14) | Group B (n = 18) | p Value | |
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |||
| *See text for data on ReA and psoriatic arthritis; †relative prevalence. | ||||||
| With infection | 18 (82) | 8 (27) | <0.001 | 9 (64) | 9 (50) | 0.653 |
| Type of infection† | ||||||
| Intestinal | 9 (50) | 2 (25) | 0.005 | 5 (56) | 1 (11) | 0.064 |
| Upper respiratory tract | 7 (39) | 2 (25) | 0.027 | 3 (33) | 5 (56) | 1.000 |
| Genitourinary tract | 2 (11) | 4 (50) | 1.000 | 1 (11) | 3 (33) | 0.613 |