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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
The [[urethra]], [[cervix]] and [[throat]] may be swabbed in an attempt to [[microbiological culture|culture]] the causative organisms. Cultures may be carried out on [[urine]] and [[stool]] samples. [[Synovial fluid]] from an affected knee may be aspirated to look at the fluid under the microscope and for culture.
Also, a blood test for the gene [[HLA-B27]] may be given to determine if the patient has the gene. About 75 percent of all patients with Reiter's Syndrome have the gene.


==References==
==References==

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