Postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery caused by Mycoplasma hominis: a case report

Postoperative mediastinitis after cardiac surgery caused by Mycoplasma hominis: a case report

Abstract Background Mycoplasma hominis is a human commensal bacterium of the urogenital tract, and extragenital infection caused by M. hominis has rarely been reported. The identification of M. hominis is challenging, and surgeons are generally not aware that this bacteria can cause postoperative in...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Kitagawa, Haruna Shimizu, Keijiro Katayama, Kayoko Tadera, Toshihito Nomura, Kietaro Omori, Norifumi Shigemoto, Taiichi Takasaki, Hiroki Ohge, Shinya Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2021-11-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Mycoplasma hominis
Postoperative infections
Cardiovascular surgery
Molecular identification
MALDI-TOF MS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01326-0
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