Fatal septicemia due to Mycoplasma arginini: a new human zoonosis

A 64-year-old slaughterhouse worker with advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed septicemia and pneumonia. Mycoplasma arginini, a wall-free prokaryote found in a variety of domestic animal hosts, was repeatedly isolated from blood and bronchial washings from the patient. Immunosuppression, in...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 3; p. 434
Main Authors Yechouron, A, Lefebvre, J, Robson, H G, Rose, D L, Tully, J G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1992
Subjects
Bacteremia - microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoplasma - isolation & purification
Mycoplasma Infections - microbiology
Pneumonia - microbiology
Zoonoses - microbiology
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Summary:A 64-year-old slaughterhouse worker with advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed septicemia and pneumonia. Mycoplasma arginini, a wall-free prokaryote found in a variety of domestic animal hosts, was repeatedly isolated from blood and bronchial washings from the patient. Immunosuppression, in part caused by hypogammaglobulinemia, probably played a key role in predisposing the patient to a fatal infection. This case suggests that animal mycoplasmas should be considered in the list of infectious agents acquired by immunosuppressed hosts.
ISSN:1058-4838
DOI:10.1093/clind/15.3.434