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High Prevalence of Mycoplasma faucium DNA in the Human Oropharynx

Author(s) -

Sophie Edouard,

G. Courtois,

Philippe Gautret,

Jean-Luc Jouve,

Philippe Minodier,

G. Noël,

Antoine Roch,

Philippe Brouqui,

Andréas Stein,

Michel Drancourt,

PierreEdouard Fournier,

Didier Raoult

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.02068-15

Subject(s) - mycoplasma , biology , brain abscess , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , virology , medicine , abscess , genetics , gene

Mycoplasma faucium has recently been associated with brain abscesses and seems to originate from the mouth. We evaluated its prevalence by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) in the oropharynxes of 644 subjects and found that 25% harbored M. faucium, probably constituting the gateway for entrance of the bacteria into cerebral abscesses.

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