Broad range 16S rRNA gene PCR compared to bacterial culture to confirm presumed synovial infection in horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-78

  Pille, Frederik ^a   Martens, Ann ^a   Schouls, Leo M ^b   Dewulf, Jeroen ^a   Decostere, Annemie ^a   Vogelaers, Dirk ^a   Gasthuys, Frank ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene PCR; Bacterial culture; Horse; Reverse line blot; Synovial infection

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACTINOBACILLUS EQUULI; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORSE DISEASE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; HORSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINT DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 33846388538     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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