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Universal primers
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Specific primers
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Patient
|
Bacteria implicated
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DNase
|
Non-DNase
|
Yer
|
Chlam
|
E. coli
|
Camp
|
Clinical details
|
A
|
Yersinia
|
6/20
|
2/20
|
+
| |
+
| |
Acute ReA (see [10]); positiveve serology (agglutination 1:2500) and T cell responses
|
B
|
Enteric
|
10/20
|
7/20
| | |
+
| |
Acute ReA following gastroenteritis; organism unknown
|
C
|
Meningococci
|
Negative
|
2/20
| | |
+
| |
Acute postinfective arthritis; sore throat, rash, positive serology; daughter had meningococcal purpura and arthritis
|
D
|
Streptococcus
|
17/20
|
5/20
| | |
+
| |
Chronic erosive seronegative oligoarthritis; persistent positive serology – very high ASOT (>1200 U) and anti-Dnase
|
E
|
Chlamydia
|
5/20
|
5/20
| |
+
|
+
| |
Acute sexually acquired ReA; high T-cell mediated responses to CT
|
F
|
Yersinia (?)
|
7/20
|
6/20
| | |
+
| |
Acute (?) ReA; positive serology, B27+ and T-cell responses; no enteritis
|
G
|
Unknown
|
12/20
|
1/20
| | |
+
| |
Chronic seronegative oligoarthritis; culture positive Campylobacter infection 2 years pre-arthritis
|
H
|
Unknown
|
11/20
|
5/20
| | |
+
| |
Chronic seronegative oligoarthritis
|
I
|
Yersinia
|
8/20
|
9/20
| | |
+
| |
Acute ReA following gastroenteriitis; positive serology (IgM 1:640, IgG 1:2560, IgA <1:80) and T-cell responses
|
J
|
Chlamydia
|
7/20
|
3/20
| | |
+
| |
Acute sexually acquired ReA; high T-cell mediated responses to CT
|
K
|
Campylobacter
|
19/20
|
20/20
| | |
+
| |
Psoriatic arthritis complicated by culture positive enteritis and flare in joint symptoms (?ReA)
|
L
|
Campylobacter
|
19/20
|
16/20
| | |
+
| |
Acute ReA following enteric infection
|
M
|
Campylobacter
|
Negative
|
Negative
| | | | |
Acute seronegative oligoarthritis and vasculitis; positiveve serology (IgM <1:80, IgG 1:640, IgA 1:160)
|
N
|
Campylobacter
|
Negative
|
Negative
| | | | |
Sero-negative oligoarthritis; positive serology (IgM 1:640, IgG 1:640, IgA 1:160) and T-cell responses
|