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First Case of Lyme Arthritis Involving a Prosthetic Knee Joint

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Arthritis is usually a mani­festation of late dis­ease but has not been associated with cases of periprosthetic joint infections. We report on a patient who was first diagnosed with periprosthetic joint in...

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Autores principales: Wright, William F., Oliverio, James A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw096