title: Fatal outcome of a disseminated dual infection with drug-resistant Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma parvum originating from a septic arthritis in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma parvum are rare causes of severe and fatal infections. The diagnosis of infection with mycoplasma is dependent on clinical suspicion and microbiological diagnosis, and often relies on molecular methods that do not readily detect antibiotic resistance. This may be of increasing importance as illustrated in the case below.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University, Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf, Germany. colin.mackenzie@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Colin R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nischik
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kram
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krauspe
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Henrich
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*