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. 1981 Nov;14(5):571–573. doi: 10.1128/jcm.14.5.571-573.1981

Infection of a brain abscess of Mycoplasma hominis.

D G Payan, N Seigal, S Madoff
PMCID: PMC273990  PMID: 7309852

Abstract

Persistent fever in a young man after evacuation of a subdural hematoma caused by a depressed skull fracture made it necessary to carry out a computerized tomographic exam of the head that demonstrated a left frontal lobe brain abscess. Mycoplasma hominis was recovered from this abscess as the sole infecting organism. Serial computerized tomographic scans showed resolution after aspiration and antibiotic therapy.

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