| Autor: |
Kasim RA; Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box, 113-6044, Beirut, Lebanon., Araj GF, Afeiche NE, Tabbarah ZA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases [Scand J Infect Dis] 2004; Vol. 36 (1), pp. 65-7. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/00365540310017456 |
| Abstrakt: |
A 47-y-old female underwent revision of a left total hip replacement because of loose prosthesis. Routine intraoperative culture of the hip site grew Brucella sp. The patient was treated with a combination of vibramycin and rifampicin for 5 months. At 4-y follow-up, her condition is good. Though prosthetic infection with Brucella spp. is an extremly rare condition (only 1 case each of femur and hip, and 3 cases of knee had been previously reported in the English literature), brucella infection of prosthetic joints should be considered in brucella endemic areas. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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