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Case Report

Brucella infection in total hip replacement: Case report and review of the literature

R. A. Kasim From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P. O. Box, 113-6044, Beirut, Lebanon
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G. F. Araj Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P. O. Box, 113-6044, Beirut, Lebanon
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N. E. Afeiche From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P. O. Box, 113-6044, Beirut, Lebanon
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Z. A. Tabbarah Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P. O. Box, 113-6044, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 65-67 | Received 25 Feb 2003, Accepted 06 Oct 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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