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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...
Autores principales: | Flury, Domenica, Behrend, Henrik, Sendi, Parham, von Kietzell, Matthias, Strahm, Carol |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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