Open AccessDetection of Mycoplasma salivarium and Mycoplasma fermentans in synovial fluids of temporomandibular joints of patients with disorders in the joints
Author(s) -
Watanabe Tsuguo,
Shibata Kenichiro,
Yoshikawa Tetsuya,
Dong Li,
Hasebe Akira,
Domon Hikouji,
Kobayashi Takashi,
Totsuka Yasunori
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
fems immunology & medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1574-695X
pISSN - 0928-8244
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1998.tb01212.x
Subject(s) - synovial fluid , mycoplasma , mycoplasma hominis , biology , temporomandibular joint , mollicutes , microbiology and biotechnology , orthodontics , medicine , pathology , alternative medicine , osteoarthritis
Thirty‐six synovial fluid samples of temporomandibular joints were obtained from 33 patients with pain and anterior disk displacement (closed lock) in the joints. DNAs were prepared from the samples and amplified by a PCR‐based assay specific for Mycoplasma salivarium or Mycoplasma fermentans . Of the 36 samples, five (14%), three (8%), and 19 (53%) were positive for M. salivarium , M. fermentans and both, respectively.