Molecular diagnosis of arthritis due to streptobacillus moniliformis

Frédéric Wallet; Colette Savage; Caroline Loïez; Emilie Renaux; Patricia Pischedda; René J Courcol

doi:10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00167-6

Molecular diagnosis of arthritis due to streptobacillus moniliformis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Dec;47(4):623-4. doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00167-6.

Authors

Frédéric Wallet¹, Colette Savage, Caroline Loïez, Emilie Renaux, Patricia Pischedda, René J Courcol

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Hôpital A. Calmette, CHRU de Lille, Lille Cedex, France. fwallet@chru-lille.fr

PMID: 14711486
DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00167-6

Abstract

Streptobacillus moniliformis was identified as etiologic agent of arthritis utilizing a 16S rDNA molecular kit in our clinical laboratory. With the increasing of human contacts with rat as pet, this method would appear suitable to identify fastidious Gram-negative rod involved in arthritis specially when the clinical context is not evocative.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
Arthritis, Infectious / physiopathology
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fusobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
RNA, Bacterial / analysis
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Streptobacillus / genetics
Streptobacillus / isolation & purification*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
RNA, Bacterial