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Chromosomal DNA from a variety of bacterial species is present in synovial tissue from patients with various forms of arthritis
1 Jan 2001
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OBJECTIVE: We and others have reported the presence of Chlamydia and other bacterial species in joint specimens from patients with reactive arthritis (ReA). The present study was conducted to investigate whether bacteria other than those specified by diagnostic criteria for ReA could be identified in synovial fluid (SF) or tissue from patients with various arthritides, and whether the presence of such organisms...
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