PubMed · 323596
The source did not provide an abstract. Follow the original record for more information.
Explore connections, maps & timelines
J R Ward, S G Atcheson. 1977. Infectious arthritis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31335-9
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.
KEEP EXPLORING
Occurrence of monoarthritis or oligoarthritis during the course of zoster is exceedingly rare (three previously reported cases). In the additional case reported herein, an immunocompetent female exhibited oligoarthritis (right shoulder followed by two metacarpophalangeal joints in her right hand) a few days before developing a typical zoster eruption in the ipsilateral upper limb. Pathogenesis of zoster-related arthritis is discussed. The most likely hypothesis is infection of the joint via the nerve supply rather than via the bloodstream. Evidence in support of this mechanism includes recovery of the virus from synovial fluid specimens in a previously published case.
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Several methods for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis have been devised through DNA amplification. However, the chemically strong cell wall of the species, the presumptively low numbers of organisms and their uneven distribution in clinical samples, and the lack of a "gold standard" for diagnosing tuberculosis, have hindered the routine clinical use of this method. In a pediatric patient group, these factors are more perplexing. To circumvent these problems, we made use of nested amplification and developed a standard protocol for extracting DNA from various forms of clinical samples which were suitable to our clinical laboratory. It is our impression that the overall sensitivity, including technical bias accompanying this method, is equal to, or at least greater than, that of culture. Most notably, the rapidity in obtaining results and the simplicity in handling, storage and transfer of samples are the principal advantages of this method.