Journal article
Donor-Derived Mycoplasma hominis and an Apparent Cluster of M. hominis Cases in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
OC Smibert, HL Wilson, A Sohail, S Narayanasamy, MB Schultz, SA Ballard, JC Kwong, J De Boer, CO Morrissey, AY Peleg, GI Snell, MA Paraskeva, AWJ Jenney
Clinical Infectious Diseases | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix601
Abstract
Background Invasive and disseminated Mycoplasma hominis infections are well recognized but uncommon complications in solid organ transplant recipients. In a single center, a cluster of M. hominis infections were identified in lung transplant recipients from the same thoracic intensive care unit (ICU). We sought to determine the source(s) of these infections. Methods Medical records of the donor and infected transplant recipients were reviewed for clinical characteristics. Clinical specimens underwent routine processing with subculture on Mycoplasma-specific Hayflick agar. Mycoplasma hominis identification was confirmed using sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. Mycoplasma hominis isolat..
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