Mycoplasma hominis septicaemia.
Mycoplasma hominis septicaemia occurred in a patient with a malignant lymphoma of lymphoblastic type in leukaemic phase. M hominis was isolated several times from blood cultures with antibody titres against the micro-organism rising to a high level despite severe immunosuppression. M hominis was detected in the blood after subculture of the blood culture bottles despite their macroscopically normal appearance. The patient's pyrexia resolved without treatment with antibiotics effective against M hominis.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*