Total knee arthroplasties infected by Brucella melitensis: a case report.
A 74-year-old man with bilateral knee arthroplasties developed Brucella arthritis in both joints after a total joint arthroplasty in his left knee. This complication is the second case reported in the literature to date.
Malizos
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Greece.
Makris
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CA
Soucacos
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PN
D000368:Aged; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000276:immunology