Analysis of bacterial DNA in synovial tissue of Tunisian patients with reactive and undifferentiated arthritis by broad-range PCR, cloning and sequencing

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Siala, Mariam ^a   Jaulhac, Benoit ^b   Gdoura, Radhouane ^a   Sibilia, Jean ^b   Fourati, Hela ^c   Younes, Mohamed ^d   Baklouti, Sofien ^c   Bargaoui, Naceur ^d   Sellami, Slaheddine ^e   Znazen, Abir ^a   Barthel, Cathy ^b   Collin, Elody ^b   Hammami, Adnane ^a   Sghir, Abdelghani ^f,g  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBL NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE DATABASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SKIN FLORA; SYNOVIUM; TUNISIA; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TUNISIA;

EID: 44449169118     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar2398     Document Type: Article

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