title: Mycoplasma salivarium isolated from brain abscesses.
abstract: We report two cases of cerebral abscesses with polymicrobial aetiology including Mycoplasma salivarium. In both cases, Mycoplasma was found incidentally, suggesting that a broader aetiological spectrum could be found in brain abscesses by use of molecular techniques targeting fastidious pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. iben.oersted@rn.dk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ørsted
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gertsen
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Schønheyder
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D045804:Mycoplasma salivarium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S