RETRACTADO: Infección por Brucella melitensis con compromiso osteoarticular: primeros casos reportados en Colombia. https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.8614

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Brucellosis is the most common zoonosis in the world, with Brucella melitensis being the main isolated species. Despite this, only two cases of infection by this pathogen have been described in Colombia, none of them with osteoarticular involvement. We describe three cases of B. melitensis infection that debuted with spondylodiscitis, arthritis and myelitis, respectively, managed with combined antibiotic therapy and associated with surgical treatment, achieving clinical cure. This highlights the presence of B. melitensis in Colombia and raises the possibility of underdiagnosis of a species that before 2020 was considered absent in the country. Retracted publication in: Retracted article: Brucella melitensis infection with osteoarticular involvement: First reported cases in Colombia Category: Case Report Received: 29/11/2024 Revised: 09/06/2025 Accepted: 09/07/2025 Online ahead of print: 11/07/2025 Published: 07/06/2026 Retracted: 11/08/2026 Citation: Díaz RA, Ramírez-Sánchez IC, Montoya D. Brucella melitensis infection with osteoarticular involvement: First cases reported in Colombia. Biomédica. 2026;46(Suppl. 1):8-15. https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.8614.

Source: Biomédica

DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.7780

Authors: Ricardo Augusto Díaz, Isabel Cristina Ramírez-Sánchez, Daniel Montoya

Institutions: Universidad de Antioquia, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Language: English

Topic: Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment

Subfield: Small Animals

Field: Veterinary

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W6958984046

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