Histologic documentation of gonococcal infection in the absence of a culturable organism

The high incidence of negative routine cultures, in the presence of suppurative involvement of a joint suggested a possible role for alternative diagnostic techniques. Bedside cultures with hypertonic and anaerobic media were utilized to evaluate synovium and synovial membrane in gonococcal arthriti...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 1984-09, Vol.3 (3), p.389-394
Main Authors: Rothschild, B M, Schrank, G D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Infectious - pathology
Female
Gonorrhea - pathology
Humans
Knee Joint
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - ultrastructure
Synovial Fluid - microbiology
Synovial Membrane - ultrastructure
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Summary:The high incidence of negative routine cultures, in the presence of suppurative involvement of a joint suggested a possible role for alternative diagnostic techniques. Bedside cultures with hypertonic and anaerobic media were utilized to evaluate synovium and synovial membrane in gonococcal arthritis. This is the first histologic documentation of the diagnosis of gonococcal arthritis in the absence of a culturable organism.
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/BF02032348