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Mycoplasma hominis empyema in an 18-year-old stem cell and lung transplant recipient: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2017) 6(4) e173-e176
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pix049
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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.

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Dixit, A., Alexandrescu, S., Boyer, D., Graf, E. H., Vargas, S. O., & Silverman, M. (2017). Mycoplasma hominis empyema in an 18-year-old stem cell and lung transplant recipient: Case report and review of the literature. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 6(4), e173–e176. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/pix049

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