Al Masalma Mouhamad, Drancourt Michel, Dufour Henry, Raoult Didier, Fournier Pierre-Edouard
Federation de Microbiologie, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
J Med Case Rep. 2011 Jul 3;5:278. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-278.
Mycoplasma hominis is mostly known for causing urogenital infections. However, it has rarely been described as an agent of brain abscess.
We describe a case of M. hominis brain abscess in a 41-year-old Caucasian woman following uterus curettage. The diagnosis was obtained by 16S rDNA amplification, cloning and sequencing from the abscess pus, and confirmed by a specifically designed real-time polymerase chain reaction assay.
Findings from our patient's case suggest that M. hominis should be considered as a potential agent of brain abscess, especially following uterine manipulation.
人型支原体主要因引起泌尿生殖系统感染而为人所知。然而,它很少被描述为脑脓肿的病原体。
我们描述了一名41岁白种女性在刮宫术后发生人型支原体脑脓肿的病例。通过对脓肿脓液进行16S rDNA扩增、克隆和测序获得诊断,并通过专门设计的实时聚合酶链反应检测进行了确认。
我们患者的病例结果表明,人型支原体应被视为脑脓肿的潜在病原体,尤其是在子宫操作之后。