Open AccessMycoplasma hominis, a Rare but True Cause of Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
Amandine GagneuxBru,
Florence Grattard,
Jérôme Morel,
Florence Suy,
JeanFrançois Fuzellier,
Paul O. Verhoeven,
Céline Cazorla,
C. Guglielminotti,
A. Frésard,
F. Lucht,
Élisabeth Botelho-Nevers
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00827-15
Subject(s) - mycoplasma hominis , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , microbiology and biotechnology , mycoplasma , mollicutes , ribosomal dna , biology , medicine , virology , genetics , phylogenetics , gene
Mycoplasma spp. are rarely recognized agents of infective endocarditis. We report a case ofMycoplasma 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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