Mycoplasma hominis osteitis in an immunocompetent man.
Mycoplasma hominis has been associated with pelvic inflammatory illness, postpartum and neonatal infections and respiratory tract diseases. It is rarely isolated from patients with other infections. Reported here is a case of tibial osteitis that occurred in a 16-year-old immunocompetent man. Clinical and laboratory findings improved under treatment with clindamycin and fluoroquinolones.
Méchaï
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Department of Infectious Diseases, CHU de Poitiers, rue la milétrie, 86021, Poitiers cedex, France. mechaifrederic@wanadoo.fr
Le Moal
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Duchêne
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Burucoa
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Godet
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Freslon
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010000:Osteitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013977:Tibia / Q000382:microbiology*