Mycoplasma hominis bacteraemia not associated with genital infections.
We describe two cases of systemic infection with M. hominis without prior genital infection and review the previous literature on this condition.
Fernández Guerrero
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Department of Microbiology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.
Manuel Ramos
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Soriano
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D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification*