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Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature.

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Lyon, GM; Alspaugh, JA; Meredith, FT; Harrell, LJ; Tapson, V; Davis, RD; Kanj, SS

Published in: Chest

November 5, 1997

Mycoplasma hominis is a commensal of humans. The organism has been predominantly associated with infections of the genitourinary tract. Extragenital infections have been described in neonates, in women during the postpartum period, and in immunocompromised patients. Pneumonia caused by M. hominis is very rare. This report describes the development of M. hominis pneumonia in a lung transplantation recipient and underscores the difficulty in establishing the correct diagnosis and the need for early and aggressive treatment with appropriate antimicrobial agents to insure a good outcome.

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Author James Andrew Alspaugh II Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Author Lizzie Johnson Harrell Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Published In

Chest

DOI

10.1378/chest.112.5.1428

ISSN

0012-3692

Publication Date

November 5, 1997

Volume

112

Issue

Start / End Page

1428 / 1432

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Surgical Wound Infection
Respiratory System
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma hominis
Male
Lung Transplantation
Lung
Humans
Female
Drug Therapy, Combination

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Lyon, G. M., Alspaugh, J. A., Meredith, F. T., Harrell, L. J., Tapson, V., Davis, R. D., & Kanj, S. S. (1997). Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature. Chest, 112(5), 1428–1432. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.112.5.1428

Lyon, G. M., J. A. Alspaugh, F. T. Meredith, L. J. Harrell, V. Tapson, R. D. Davis, and S. S. Kanj. “Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature.” Chest 112, no. 5 (November 5, 1997): 1428–32. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.112.5.1428.

Lyon GM, Alspaugh JA, Meredith FT, Harrell LJ, Tapson V, Davis RD, et al. Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature. Chest. 1997 Nov 5;112(5):1428–32.

Lyon, G. M., et al. “Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature.” Chest, vol. 112, no. 5, Nov. 1997, pp. 1428–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1378/chest.112.5.1428.

Lyon GM, Alspaugh JA, Meredith FT, Harrell LJ, Tapson V, Davis RD, Kanj SS. Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature. Chest. 1997 Nov 5;112(5):1428–1432.