Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature.
Mycoplasma hominis is a commensal of humans. The organism has been predominantly associated with infections of the genitourinary tract. Extragenital infections have been described in neonates, in women during the postpartum period, and in immunocompromised patients. Pneumonia caused by M. hominis is very rare. This report describes the development of M. hominis pneumonia in a lung transplantation recipient and underscores the difficulty in establishing the correct diagnosis and the need for early and aggressive treatment with appropriate antimicrobial agents to insure a good outcome.
Lyon
G M
GM
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Alspaugh
J A
JA
Meredith
F T
FT
Harrell
L J
LJ
Tapson
V
V
Davis
R D
RD
Kanj
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents