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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by reverse line blot in the joints of Dutch patients with Lyme arthritis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10403276     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in synovial samples from the knee joint of patients with Lyme arthritis by polymerase chain reaction, and to differentiate the species by reverse line blot (RLB). METHODS: Synovial fluid (SF) and synovial tissue (ST) samples were obtained from patients with Lyme arthritis (n = 4) and from patients with various other forms of arthritis (n = 9). DNA extracted from synovial samples was amplified by using, as a target, the spacer region between the 5S and 23S ribosomal RNA genes of B. burgdorferi sensu lato. Subsequently, 4 species-specific DNA probes were used in the RLB for specific hybridization. RESULTS: DNA from B. burgdorferi sensu stricto DNA was detected in the SF and ST from 3 patients with Lyme arthritis. B. burgdorferi sensu lato DNA was not detected in the synovial samples from 9 control patients. CONCLUSION: The relationship between different species of B. burgdorferi sensu lato and arthritis can be studied using direct analysis of extracted DNA from joint samples. This method can be used to study the association between particular clinical manifestations of Lyme disease and different species of B. burgdorferi sensu lato.
Authors:
I M van der Heijden; B Wilbrink; S G Rijpkema; L M Schouls; P H Heymans; J D van Embden; F C Breedveld; P P Tak
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Arthritis and rheumatism     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0004-3591     ISO Abbreviation:  Arthritis Rheum.     Publication Date:  1999 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-07-20     Completed Date:  1999-07-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370605     Medline TA:  Arthritis Rheum     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1473-80     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Borrelia burgdorferi*
Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification
Child
Female
Humans
Knee Joint / microbiology*
Lyme Disease / epidemiology,  microbiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands / epidemiology
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Oligonucleotide Probes / analysis
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Synovial Fluid / microbiology
Synovial Membrane / microbiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Oligonucleotide Probes

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