Mycoplasma hominis, a Rare but True Cause of Infective Endocarditis

Mycoplasma spp. are rarely recognized agents of infective endocarditis. We report a case of Mycoplasma hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis diagnosed by 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) PCR and culture of valves in a 74-year-old man. We reviewed the literature and found only 8 other cases reported.

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izdano v:J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors: Gagneux-Brunon, Amandine, Grattard, Florence, Morel, Jerome, Suy, Florence, Fuzellier, Jean-François, Verhoeven, Paul, Cazorla, Celine, Guglielminotti, Claire, Fresard, Anne, Lucht, Frederic, Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth
Format: Artigo
Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Case Reports
Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540918/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135868
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00827-15
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