Conservative treatment of early-onset tubercular periprosthetic joint infection following total knee arthroplasty
Tubercular periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) are uncommon diseases in developed countries. Therefore, the systematic screening for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is not currently recommended before a total knee arthroplasty procedure. However, due to the new human migration flows and higher my...
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| Main Authors: | Stefano Congia, Gianfranco Puddu, Giulio Sorrentino, Giuseppe Dessì, Giuseppe Marongiu |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12053 |
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