title: Molecular diagnosis of arthritis due to streptobacillus moniliformis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Hôpital A. Calmette, CHRU de Lille, Lille Cedex, France. fwallet@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loïez
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Renaux
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pischedda
authors.forename: René J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Courcol
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D045825:Fusobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial