title: Mycoplasma hominis, a Rare but True Cause of Infective Endocarditis.
abstract: Mycoplasma spp. are rarely recognized agents of infective endocarditis. We report a case of Mycoplasma hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis diagnosed by 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) PCR and culture of valves in a 74-year-old man. We reviewed the literature and found only 8 other cases reported.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France amandine.gagneux-brunon@chu-st-etienne.fr.
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gagneux-Brunon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grattard
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.affiliation: Médecine Interne Infectieuse Tropicale, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suy
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fuzellier
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verhoeven
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Celine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cazorla
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guglielminotti
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fresard
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucht
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Botelho-Nevers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S