title: Difficulties in diagnosing Brucella spondylitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jensenius
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Høiby
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berild
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stiris
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ringertz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis*