<em>Brucella melitensis</em> prosthetic joint infection

<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2">Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to <em>Brucella </em>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,...

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Main Authors: D. Flury, H. Behrend, P. Sendi, M. v. Kietzell, C. Strahm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Online Access:https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/2/136/2017/jbji-2-136-2017.pdf