A new case of Mycoplasma hominis mediastinitis and sternal osteitis after cardiac surgery. (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Le Guern, Rémi; Loïez, Caroline; Loobuyck, Valentin; Rousse, Natacha; Courcol, René; Wallet, Frédéric
• Is Part Of: International journal of infectious diseases. Volume 31(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 53
• Page End: 55
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: mediastinitis -- Mycoplasma hominis -- 16S rDNA sequencing; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.028
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1201-9712

Abstract

Highlights: Mycoplasma hominis has become an established cause of mediastinitis. M. hominis is not usually covered by the empiric antimicrobial therapy. A prolonged incubation may help to recover M. hominis but not Ureplasma spp. 16S rDNA sequencing is useful in case of culture negative mediastinitis. Abstract: We report a case of nosocomial mediastinitis and sternal osteitis due to M. hominis after open-heart surgery in an immuno-competent patient. This infection has been diagnosed by incubating the culture media for an extended period of time, and sequencing 16S rDNA directly from the clinical samples.