Diagnosis of meningococcal arthritis by immunoelectrophoresis of synovial fluid.
In a case of meningococcal arthritis, the organism was identified promptly through examination of synovial fluid by countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis.
D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008722:Methods; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial