Division of Infectious Diseases.
Department of Pathology.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Nov 24;6(4):e173-e176. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix049.
Mycoplasma hominis has been identified as a rare cause of respiratory infections in immunocompromised adults. Here, we describe a case of Mycoplasma hominis empyema in an 18-year-old immunocompromised patient with a review of the literature highlighting diagnostic challenges associated with this infection.
人型支原体已被确定为免疫功能低下的成年人呼吸道感染的罕见病因。在这里,我们描述了一例免疫功能低下的 18 岁患者发生人型支原体脓胸的病例,并对文献进行了回顾,强调了与这种感染相关的诊断挑战。