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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Sep 2010
Case ReportsFatal outcome of a disseminated dual infection with drug-resistant Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma parvum originating from a septic arthritis in an immunocompromised patient.
- Colin R MacKenzie, Nicole Nischik, Rainer Kram, Rüdiger Krauspe, Marcus Jäger, and Birgit Henrich.
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf, Germany. colin.mackenzie@uni-duesseldorf.de
- Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2010 Sep 1; 14 Suppl 3: e307-9.
AbstractMycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma parvum are rare causes of severe and fatal infections. The diagnosis of infection with mycoplasma is dependent on clinical suspicion and microbiological diagnosis, and often relies on molecular methods that do not readily detect antibiotic resistance. This may be of increasing importance as illustrated in the case below.Copyright © 2010 International Society for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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