Distribution of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma salivanum in the synovial fluid of arthritis patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 953-957

  Johnson, Sheena M ^a   Bruckner, Felix ^b   Collins, David ^b,c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMA SALIVARIUM; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RNA GENE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMA SALIVARIUM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMA SALIVARIUM;

EID: 33947204756     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01973-06     Document Type: Article

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