The majority of patients with prosthetic joint replacement (arthroplasty) experience dramatic
relief of pain and restoration of satisfactory joint function. In the United States, more than. 5 …

Broad range 16S rDNA PCR can be used to facilitate the diagnosis of infectious diseases of
bacterial origin by detecting 16S rDNA sequences in patient samples. Post amplification …

Identification of the causative organism (s) in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a
challenging task. The shortcomings of traditional cultures have been emphasized in recent …

Objective The continuous presence of bacteria or their degraded antigens in the synovium
may be involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was …

La comparación de las secuencias de los ARNr 16S (o de los genes que los codifican)
permite establecer las relaciones filogenéticas existentes entre los organismos procariotas …

Corynebacterium species are increasingly recognized as important pathogens in
granulomatous mastitis. Currently, there are no published treatment protocols for …

Background The diagnosis of prosthetic infection remains a challenge, as no test is 100%
sensitive and 100% specific Recent advances in molecular biology have enabled the …

Background Leptospira is the causative genus of the disease, leptospirosis. Species
identification of pathogenic Leptospira in the past was generally performed by either DNA …

Background During the course of a bacterial infection, the rapid identification of the
causative agent (s) is necessary for the determination of effective treatment options. We …

Onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is widely believed to be preceded by exposure to some
environmental trigger such as bacterial infectious agents. The influence of bacteria on RA …