title: Empyema caused by Mycoplasma salivarium.
abstract: Mycoplasma salivarium infections outside the oral cavity are rare. We describe a 49-year-old man with laryngeal cancer and right pleural space infection with M. salivarium. To our knowledge, this is the first report of empyema due to Mycoplasma salivarium.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baracaldo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foltzer
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bourbeau
mesh_terms: D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D045804:Mycoplasma salivarium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S