Fatal nosocomial meningitis caused by Mycoplasma hominis in an adult patient: case report and review of the literature

Fatal nosocomial meningitis caused by Mycoplasma hominis in an adult patient: case report and review of the literature

Meningitis due to Mycoplasma hominis in adults is rarely described, with only three cases having been reported to date. A case of fatal meningitis in a 39-year-old patient after a neurosurgical procedure for a subarachnoid haemorrhage is reported herein. Identification and treatment were significant...

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Main Authors: Sophie Reissier, Romain Masson, François Guérin, Gérald Viquesnel, Joëlle Petitjean-Lecherbonnier, Sabine Pereyre, Vincent Cattoir, Christophe Isnard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycoplasma hominis
Meningitis
Nosocomial
Central nervous system
Molecular identification
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121631058X

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