Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 4, issue 6
Articles | Volume 4, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.37096
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.37096
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 4, issue 6
Case report
 | 
06 Nov 2019
Case report |  | 06 Nov 2019

An Unusual Case of Brucella abortus Prosthetic Joint Infection

Jennifer Walsh, Anne Gilleece, Lynda Fenelon, David Cogley, and Kirsten Schaffer

Abstract. Brucellosis is a systemic infection caused by brucella species. Prosthetic joint infection due to brucella species is rare. We report the case of a prosthetic joint infection presenting fourteen years post treatment for systemic brucellosis.

How to cite. Walsh, J., Gilleece, A., Fenelon, L., Cogley, D., and Schaffer, K.: An Unusual Case of Brucella abortus Prosthetic Joint Infection, J. Bone Joint Infect., 4, 277–279, https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.37096, 2019.
Received: 28 May 2019 – Accepted: 08 Oct 2019 – Published: 06 Nov 2019