Difficulties in diagnosing Brucella spondylitis.
We describe a case of culture-proven Brucella spondylitis in a 28-y-old Turkish male asylum seeker who had arrived to Norway 6 months earlier. Several diagnostic difficulties, including rapid in vitro growth and misidentification of the causative microorganism in biochemical gallery strip tests, resulted in late diagnosis.
Jensenius
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Department of Internal Medicine, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Høiby
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Berild
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Stiris
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Ringertz
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D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis*