Synovial fluid-polymerase chain reaction detection of pathogens: What does it really mean?

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2463-2466

  Sigal, Leonard H ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEB 484 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; EDITORIAL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LYME DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; REITER SYNDROME; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0035149130     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200111)44:11<2463::AID-ART425>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Editorial

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