Mycoplasma hominis Induces Mediastinitis after a Tonsillar Abscess
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Mycoplasma hominis is commonly involved in genitourinary tract infections. We report a 59-year-old man who developed a M. hominis-associated mediastinitis following acute tonsillar infection.
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دوره 2016 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016