title: Use of polymerase chain reaction to diagnose tubercular arthritis from joint tissues and synovial fluid.
authors.forename: Subhash C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: Nirmala
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Shekhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000382:microbiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C080865:MPB64 protein, Mycobacterium