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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3860-3862, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00807-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Submasseteric Abscess Caused by Mycoplasma salivarium Infection{triangledown}

Andrea J. Grisold,1* Martin Hoenigl,1 Eva Leitner,1 Klaus Jakse,2 Gebhard Feierl,1 Reinhard B. Raggam,1 and Egon Marth1

Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria,1 Elisabethinen Hospital, ENT-Department, A-8020 Graz, Austria2

Received 29 April 2008/ Returned for modification 3 July 2008/ Accepted 19 August 2008

Mycoplasma salivarium preferentially resides in the human oral cavity. Unlike other Mycoplasma species, M. salivarium has not been regarded as a pathogen, although one case of M. salivarium-caused arthritis in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia has been reported. We describe the first case of submasseteric abscess caused by M. salivarium.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Phone: 43(316) 380-4383. Fax: 43(316) 380-9650. E-mail: andrea.grisold{at}meduni-graz.at

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 27 August 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3860-3862, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00807-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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