Detection of bacterial DNA in serial synovial samples obtained during antibiotic treatment from patients with septic arthritis

Lack of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in syno

Lack of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in synovial samples from patients with antibiotic treatment–resistant lyme arthritis

✍ David Carlson; Jesus Hernandez; Bradley J. Bloom; Jenifer Coburn; John M. Aversa 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 125 KB 👁 1 views

To determine whether Borrelia burgdorferi DNA may be detected in synovial tissue from patients with Lyme arthritis who have persistent synovial inflammation after antibiotic treatment. Methods. Synovial specimens obtained at synovectomy from 26 patients with antibiotic treatmentresistant Lyme arthr