JBJI Journal of Bone and Joint Infection JBJI J. Bone Joint Infect. 2206-3552 Ivyspring Göttingen, Germany 10.7150/jbji.37096 An Unusual Case of <em>Brucella abortus</em> Prosthetic Joint Infection Walsh Jennifer 1 Gilleece Anne 2 Fenelon Lynda 1 Cogley David 3 Schaffer Kirsten 1 St Vincent's University Hospital, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland. Hermitage Medical Clinic, Old Lucan Road, Dublin 20, Ireland. Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland. 06 11 2019 4 6 277 279 Copyright: © 2019 Jennifer Walsh et al. 2019 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is available from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/4/277/2019/jbji-4-277-2019.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/4/277/2019/jbji-4-277-2019.pdf

<p class="p p-first-last" id="__p2">Brucellosis is a systemic infection caused by <em>brucella</em> species. Prosthetic joint infection due to <em>brucella</em> species is rare. We report the case of a prosthetic joint infection presenting fourteen years post treatment for systemic brucellosis.</p>

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