A Review of the English and Russian Language Literature on the Osteoarticular Manifestations of Brucellosis Infection

Title: A Review of the English and Russian Language Literature on the Osteoarticular Manifestations of Brucellosis Infection

Volume: 7 Issue: 3

Author(s): Tamar Akhvlediani, Michael W. Ellis, Robert Rivard, Otar Zenaishvili, Daniel J. Battafarano and Matthew J. Hepburn

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Keywords: Brucellosis, osteoarticular, spondylitis, sacroiliitis, osteomyelitis, arthritis, bursitis

Abstract: Brucellosis continues to adversely affect human health throughout the world. Acute and chronic osteoarticular manifestations of brucellosis include sacroiliitis, spondylitis, peripheral arthritis, osteomyelitis, and bursitis. Substantial clinical experience with the presentation, clinical course, and treatment of brucellosis exists in countries of the former Soviet Union, including the Republic of Georgia. The present article reviews the unique Georgian and Russian medical literature in addition to the English-language medical literature on the topic of osteoarticular complications of brucellosis. Special emphasis is placed on current diagnostic approaches for osteoarticular brucellosis, including imaging techniques and laboratory tests (bacteriology, serology, PCR).

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Akhvlediani Tamar, W. Ellis Michael, Rivard Robert, Zenaishvili Otar, J. Battafarano Daniel and J. Hepburn Matthew, A Review of the English and Russian Language Literature on the Osteoarticular Manifestations of Brucellosis Infection, Current Rheumatology Reviews 2011; 7 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339711796320628

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339711796320628	Print ISSN 1573-3971
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6360