OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that whole bacteria might be found in the joints of patients with Chlamydia-associated reactive arthritis. METHODS: The presence of 2 plasmid- and 2 chromosome-specific sequences of Chlamydia DNA was investigated by amplification with the polymerase chain reaction, in synovial fluid (SF) samples from 71 patients with various arthropathies. RESULTS: Chlamydia DNA was found in SF samples from 22 patients. CONCLUSION: Whole chlamydiae are likely present in the SF of patients with Chlamydia-associated reactive arthritis.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that whole bacteria might be found in the joints of patients with Chlamydia-associated reactive arthritis. METHODS: The presence of 2 plasmid- and 2 chromosome-specific sequences of Chlamydia DNA was investigated by amplification with the polymerase chain reaction, in synovial fluid (SF) samples from 71 patients with various arthropathies. RESULTS: Chlamydia DNA was found in SF samples from 22 patients. CONCLUSION: Whole chlamydiae are likely present in the SF of patients with Chlamydia-associated reactive arthritis.
Authors: Jan L Bjersing; Andrej Tarkowski; Ekambar R Kandimalla; Helen Karlsson; Sudhir Agrawal; L Vincent Collins Journal: Inflammation Date: 2004-06 Impact factor: 4.092
Authors: J Freise; H C Gérard; T Bunke; J A Whittum-Hudson; H Zeidler; L Köhler; A P Hudson; J G Kuipers Journal: Ann Rheum Dis Date: 2001-02 Impact factor: 19.103