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Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty by Brucella melitensis: A Rare Case Report
Mahmoud Jabalameli1 , Abolfazl Bagherifard1 , Hosseinali Hadi1 , Iman Qomashi1
1- Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease with worldwide distribution, especially in the south and central American countries, the Middle-East and the Mediterranean areas. Knee prosthesis infection due to Brucella spp. is very rare with the first case reported in 1991 and the ninth case reported in 2010.
Keywords: Brucellosis, Total Knee, Arthroplasty, <, i>, Brucella melitensis<, /i>
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Subject: Knee surgery
Received: 2019/09/9 | Accepted: 2016/08/15 | Published: 2016/08/15
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