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  • Title: Mycoplasma hominis infection in heart and lung transplantation.
    Author: Hopkins PM, Winlaw DS, Chhajed PN, Harkness JL, Horton MD, Keogh AM, Malouf MA, Glanville AR.
    Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant; 2002 Nov; 21(11):1225-9. PubMed ID: 12431497.
    Abstract:
    "Culture-negative" wound infection and mediastinitis secondary to Mycoplasma hominis have been reported after cardiothoracic surgery but no case cluster has ever been described. We report 4 cases of infection in 3 cardiac and 1 bilateral sequential lung transplant recipient over 3 weeks of hospitalization. Successful treatment was achieved with early aggressive surgical intervention and combination antibiotics of clindamycin, doxycycline and/or ciprofloxacin. This cluster raises the question of nosocomial transmission of infection and supports a recommendation for single-room isolation and universal precautions for infected individuals.
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