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. 1997 Apr;35(4):992–994. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.992-994.1997

Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis from a brain abscess.

X Zheng 1, D A Olson 1, J G Tully 1, H L Watson 1, G H Cassell 1, D R Gustafson 1, K A Svien 1, T F Smith 1
PMCID: PMC229719  PMID: 9157171

Abstract

Mycoplasma hominis is a commensal in the genital tract of women and has been associated with urogenital and extragenital infections. However, central nervous system infections with this organism in adults are very rare. Here we describe the recovery of M. hominis from a brain abscess associated with a postpartum infection. Seroconversion to the isolated strain was detected by both a metabolic inhibition test and an immunoblotting assay. This case demonstrates the pathogenic potential of M. hominis and the need for rapid recognition of the organism so that appropriate chemotherapeutic intervention can occur.

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