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Identification of a Novel Mycoplasma Species in a Patient with Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Seal Finger

Clinical Infectious Diseases (2015) 62(4) 491-493
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ875
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An Alaska Native hunter developed fever, swollen finger, and septic hips after harvesting seals. Evaluation of hip tissue by 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction and sequencing revealed a putative novel mycoplasma species. We report the identification of this organism and describe the first known case of disseminated seal finger mycoplasmosis.

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Westley, B. P., Horazdovsky, R. D., Michaels, D. L., & Brown, D. R. (2015). Identification of a Novel Mycoplasma Species in a Patient with Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Seal Finger. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62(4), 491–493. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ875

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