Empyema caused by Mycoplasma salivarium

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 May;50(5):1805-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.06839-11. Epub 2012 Feb 15.

Abstract

Mycoplasma salivarium infections outside the oral cavity are rare. We describe a 49-year-old man with laryngeal cancer and right pleural space infection with M. salivarium. To our knowledge, this is the first report of empyema due to Mycoplasma salivarium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Empyema / diagnosis*
  • Empyema / microbiology*
  • Empyema / pathology
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / pathology
  • Mycoplasma salivarium / classification
  • Mycoplasma salivarium / genetics
  • Mycoplasma salivarium / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S