title: Mycoplasma hominis osteitis in an immunocompetent man.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, CHU de Poitiers, rue la milétrie, 86021, Poitiers cedex, France. mechaifrederic@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Méchaï
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Moal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duchêne
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burucoa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Godet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freslon
mesh_terms: 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*