E-ISSN: 2148-094X ISSN: 2619-9793
An Important Causative Organism in Childhood Septic Arthritis: Brucella Melitensis (Case Report)
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Case Report
VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 2
P: 101-104
June 2011

An Important Causative Organism in Childhood Septic Arthritis: Brucella Melitensis (Case Report)

İstanbul Med J 2011;12(2):101-104
DOI: 10.5505/1304.8503.2011.18189
Abdullah DEMİRTAŞ 1
Tevfik ERZİNCAN 1
Sadık AKGÜN 2
Tuğrul AKKUŞ 3
İbrahim AZBOY 4
İdris Ahmet ÇAKIR 4
1. Hakkari Devlet Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Hakkari
2. Hakkari Devlet Hastanesi, Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, Hakkari
3. Hakkari Devlet Hastanesi, Pediatri Kliniği, Hakkari
4. Şanlırufa Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Şanlıurfa
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Received Date: 28.10.2010
Accepted Date: 16.02.2011
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ABSTRACT

Herein, we present a 12-year-old child with septic elbow arthritis due to Brucella melitensis. In endemic regions, this pathogen should also be included in the differential diagnosis for prompt diagnosis and management.

Keywords: Brucella melitensis, childhood, elbow, culture, septicarthritis, Wright test

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