Correction for Gagneux-Brunon et al., Mycoplasma hominis, a Rare but True Cause of Infective Endocarditis.

نویسندگان

  • Amandine Gagneux-Brunon
  • Florence Grattard
  • Jerome Morel
  • Florence Suy
  • Jean-François Fuzellier
  • Paul Verhoeven
  • Celine Cazorla
  • Claire Guglielminotti
  • Anne Fresard
  • Frederic Lucht
  • Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers
چکیده

Mycoplasma spp. are rarely recognized agents of infective endocarditis. We report a case of Mycoplasma hominis prosthetic valve endocarditis diagnosed by 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) PCR and culture of valves in a 74-year-old man. We reviewed the literature and found only 8 other cases reported.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 53 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015