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Brucella melitensis prosthetic joint infection

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to Brucella spp. is rare. We report a case in a 75-year-old man and review 29 additional cases identified in a literature search. The diagnosis of Brucella PJI is challenging, in particular in non-endemic countries. Serological tests prior to joint aspiration...

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Autores principales: Flury, Domenica, Behrend, Henrik, Sendi, Parham, von Kietzell, Matthias, Strahm, Carol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540150
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.18408