Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis: two case reports and review.
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Luttrell, LM; Kanj, SS; Corey, GR; Lins, RE; Spinner, RJ; Mallon, WJ; Sexton, DJ
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
December 1994
Mycoplasma hominis is normally a commensal of humans. When the organism is pathogenic, it primarily causes disease in the genitourinary tract. Septic arthritis caused by M. hominis is a rare condition that occurs chiefly in the postpartum period, in immunosuppressed hosts, or in patients who have recently undergone urinary tract manipulation. Arthritis caused by M. hominis is clinically indistinguishable from septic arthritis caused by other bacteria. Diagnosis is often delayed because infection with this organism is not suspected or because it grows slowly, if at all, in routine culture media. Appropriate therapy often leads to a good outcome, although relapses and resistance have been reported.
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Clin Infect Dis
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1058-4838
Publication Date
December 1994
Volume
19
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1067 / 1070
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Synovial Fluid
- Shoulder Joint
- Mycoplasma Infections
- Mycoplasma
- Middle Aged
- Microbiology
- Male
- Knee Joint
- Joint Diseases
- Humans
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Luttrell, L. M., Kanj, S. S., Corey, G. R., Lins, R. E., Spinner, R. J., Mallon, W. J., & Sexton, D. J. (1994). Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis: two case reports and review. Clin Infect Dis, 19(6), 1067–1070. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/19.6.1067
Luttrell, L. M., S. S. Kanj, G. R. Corey, R. E. Lins, R. J. Spinner, W. J. Mallon, and D. J. Sexton. “Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis: two case reports and review.” Clin Infect Dis 19, no. 6 (December 1994): 1067–70. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/19.6.1067.
Luttrell LM, Kanj SS, Corey GR, Lins RE, Spinner RJ, Mallon WJ, et al. Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis: two case reports and review. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Dec;19(6):1067–70.
Luttrell, L. M., et al. “Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis: two case reports and review.” Clin Infect Dis, vol. 19, no. 6, Dec. 1994, pp. 1067–70. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/clinids/19.6.1067.
Luttrell LM, Kanj SS, Corey GR, Lins RE, Spinner RJ, Mallon WJ, Sexton DJ. Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis: two case reports and review. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Dec;19(6):1067–1070.
Published In
Clin Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
1058-4838
Publication Date
December 1994
Volume
19
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1067 / 1070
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Synovial Fluid
- Shoulder Joint
- Mycoplasma Infections
- Mycoplasma
- Middle Aged
- Microbiology
- Male
- Knee Joint
- Joint Diseases
- Humans