THE PERSISTENCE OF SPIROCHETAL NUCLEIC-ACIDS IN ACTIVE LYME ARTHRITIS

被引：77

作者：

BRADLEY, JF

JOHNSON, RC

GOODMAN, JL

机构：

[1] UNIV MINNESOTA, SCH MED, DEPT MED, INFECT DIS SECT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA

[2] UNIV MINNESOTA, SCH MED, DEPT MICROBIOL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA

来源：

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1994年 / 120卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.7326/0003-4819-120-6-199403150-00007

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Intra-articular persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi nucleic acids in Lyme arthritis, as shown by prospective culture and polymerase chain reaction studies, suggests that persistent organisms and their components are important in maintaining ongoing immune and inflammatory processes.

引用

页码：487 / 489

页数：3

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