Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern Greece

Conclusions: TB is a rare cause of infection of bones and joints; however, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of bone lesions. PCR for M. tuberculosis seems to have significantly good results in microbiological confirmation of osteoarticular TB.

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Main Authors: Anastasios Vogiatzoglou, Maria Hadji Mitrova, Eleni Papadaki, Maria Sionidou, Katerina Manika
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/crdi/1632733
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author Anastasios Vogiatzoglou
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Maria Sionidou
Katerina Manika
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spelling doaj-art-e25a5fe4ad934ea9aec1a621488ef9e32025-08-20T02:34:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332025-01-01202510.1155/crdi/1632733Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern GreeceAnastasios Vogiatzoglou0Maria Hadji Mitrova1Eleni Papadaki2Maria Sionidou3Katerina Manika4Pulmonary Department of Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPulmonary Department of Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPulmonary Department of Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPulmonary Department of Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPulmonary Department of Aristotle University of ThessalonikiConclusions: TB is a rare cause of infection of bones and joints; however, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of bone lesions. PCR for M. tuberculosis seems to have significantly good results in microbiological confirmation of osteoarticular TB.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/crdi/1632733
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
title Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern Greece
title_full Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern Greece
title_fullStr Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern Greece
title_full_unstemmed Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern Greece
title_short Bone and Joint Tuberculosis: The Experience From a Tuberculosis Department in Northern Greece
title_sort bone and joint tuberculosis the experience from a tuberculosis department in northern greece
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