title: Retroperitoneal abscess and bacteremia due to Mycoplasma hominis in a polytraumatized man.
abstract: We report a case of a retroperitoneal abscess due to Mycoplasma hominis in a young polytraumatized man who developed septicemia under treatment with rifampin and flucloxacillin. M. hominis was recovered from blood cultures as well as from the abscess near the left iliac spine. After 10 days of therapy with clindamycin the patient improved, and intraoperatively taken swabs were culture negative but still positive by PCR.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frey-Rindova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altwegg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zbinden
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin