Publications by authors named "J Venaliene"
Objectives: To investigate the frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Mycoplasma hominis in the genital tract of sexually intact girls with arthritides, and to search for optimal means of their elucidation.
Method: Sixty girls with rheumatic arthritides and 61 girls who had applied to a children's gynaecologist because of genital complaints (control group), aged 2-16 years, were examined. First-catch urine and swabs were taken from the vaginal arc and the surface of the external orifice of the urethra.
Objectives: To compare the clinical and bacteriological features of recurrent tonsillitis between patients with and without juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Methods: A total of 122 participants, aged 2-18 years, were consecutively recruited into four groups: (i) JIA and recurrent tonsillitis; (ii) JIA; (iii) recurrent tonsillitis; and (iv) healthy. All the patients with recurrent tonsillitis underwent tonsillectomy.