Brucellosis in Adults and Children: A 10-Year Case Series at Two Large Academic Hospitals in Houston, Texas.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 5. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Jan;81(1):132-139. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220820. Epub 2021 Sep 17. Native joint infections in Iceland 2003-2017: an increase in postarthroscopic infections. Gunnlaugsdóttir SL(1), Erlendsdóttir H(2), Helgason KO(2), Geirsson ÁJ(3), Thors V(4), Guðmundsson S(5)(6), Gottfreðsson M(7)(6). Author information: (1)Medicine, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland. (2)Clinical Microbiology, Landspítali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland. (3)Rheumatology, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland. (4)Paediatrics, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland. (5)Infectious Diseases, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland. (6)Medicine, University of Iceland School of Health Sciences, Reykjavik, Iceland. (7)Infectious Diseases, Landspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland magnusgo@landspitali.is. OBJECTIVES: Nationwide study on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes among patients with native joint infection (NJI) in Iceland, 2003-2017. METHODS: All positive synovial fluid culture results in Iceland were identified and medical records reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 299 NJI (40 children and 259 adults) were diagnosed in Iceland in 2003-2017, with a stable incidence of 6.3 cases/100 000/year, but marked gender difference among adults (33% women vs 67% men, p