Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi by polymerase chain reaction in synovial membrane, but not in synovial fluid from patients with persisting lyme arthritis after antibiotic therapy

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-121

  Priem, Susanne ^a   Burmester, Gerd R ^a   Kamradt, Thomas ^a,b   Wolbart, Karsten ^a   Rittig, Michael G ^c   Krause, Andreas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0031954901     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.2.118     Document Type: Article

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