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. 2016:2016:9531715.
doi: 10.1155/2016/9531715. Epub 2016 Nov 10.

Mycoplasma hominis Induces Mediastinitis after a Tonsillar Abscess

Anna Grancini  1 , Manuela Colosimo  1 , Antonella Restelli  1 , Rosaria Colombo  1 , Anna Maraschini  1 , Cristina Pozzi  1 , Giuseppe Breda  2 , Alessandro Protti  2 , Milena Arghittu  1 , Luca Gallelli  3 , Rita Maiavacca  1
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Mycoplasma hominis Induces Mediastinitis after a Tonsillar Abscess

Anna Grancini et al. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2016.

Abstract

Mycoplasma hominis is commonly involved in genitourinary tract infections. We report a 59-year-old man who developed a M. hominis-associated mediastinitis following acute tonsillar infection.

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