Septicaemia in a renal transplant patient due to Mycoplasma hominis.
Opportunistic infections are an important cause of mortality in transplant patients. Here we report a case of Mycoplasma hominis septicaemia in a renal transplant patient that was successfully treated with doxycycline.
D000328:Adult; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*
D004318:Doxycycline