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Positive synovial fluid gram stain

MedGen UID:
1053972
•Concept ID:
CN377415
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000583

Definition

Demonstration of the presence of bacteria by gram staining of joint (synovial) fluid. The sample is generally obtained by arthrocentesis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPositive synovial fluid gram stain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Detection of bacterial DNA in serial synovial samples obtained during antibiotic treatment from patients with septic arthritis.
van der Heijden IM, Wilbrink B, Vije AE, Schouls LM, Breedveld FC, Tak PP
Arthritis Rheum 1999 Oct;42(10):2198-203. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(199910)42:10<2198::AID-ANR23>3.0.CO;2-N. PMID: 10524694

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Pasteurella multocida infectious arthritis.
Spagnuolo PJ
Am J Med Sci 1978 May-Jun;275(3):359-63. doi: 10.1097/00000441-197805000-00014. PMID: 686043

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