Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Jan;50(1):259-64.
Marlovits S1, Khanakah G, Striessnig G, Vécsei V, Stanek G.
QUOTE- "A diagnosis of Lyme arthritis was first considered following the detection of Borrelia-specific serum antibodies. Additional evidence was provided when borrelial DNA sequences were detected in the synovial fluid through polymerase chain reaction. The diagnosis was confirmed by culture of Borrelia burgdorferi from the synovial fluid. The possibility of a dormant borrelial infection should be considered in patients who undergo repair of cartilage defects with autologous chondrocyte transplantation."
Link Here- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14730624?dopt=Abstract