Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis from extragenital cultures

• Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 334 - 337
• Main Authors: MIRANDA, C, CAMACHO, E, REINA, G, TURINO, J, RODRIGUEZ-GRANGER, J, YESTE, R, BAUTISTA, M. F, GARCIA, M, ALADOS, J. C, DE LA ROSA, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01-05-2005; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abscess - microbiology; Adult; Aged; Bacteria; Bacteriological methods and techniques used in bacteriology; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Catheters, Indwelling - microbiology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Male; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Mycoplasma hominis; Mycoplasma hominis - isolation & purification; Mycoplasma Infections - diagnosis; Mycoplasma Infections - drug therapy; Mycoplasma Infections - microbiology; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Trachea - microbiology; Wound Infection - microbiology; Human; Mycoplasma hominis; Incubation; Characteristic; Mycoplasmataceae; Mollicutes; Infection; Mycoplasmatales; Immunosuppression; Microbiological investigation; Treatment; Surgery; Bacteriosis; Microorganism culture; Bacteria; Adult; Isolation; Technique; Clinical isolate; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0934-9723; 1435-4373
• DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1326-6

In order to document the characteristics of extragenital Mycoplasma hominis infections, the clinical features of 36 cases in which M. hominis was isolated from extragenital sites of adult patients were reviewed. In most cases, the organism was detected in conventional bacterial cultures (from specimens obtained from surgical and immunosuppressed patients) that had been incubated for at least 72 h. The results indicate that in cases in which M. hominis involvement is suspected, prolonged incubation or specialized microbiological techniques for detecting Mycoplasma spp. should be employed.