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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2009, p. 3050-3052, Vol. 47, No. 9
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02203-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Mycoplasma hominis-Associated Parapharyngeal Abscess following Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in a Previously Immunocompetent Adult {triangledown}

Karina J. Kennedy,1* Sam Prince,2 and Timothy Makeham2

Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Canberra Hospital,1 Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Canberra Hospital, Woden, Australia2

Received 18 November 2008/ Returned for modification 27 February 2009/ Accepted 17 July 2009

Mycoplasma hominis most frequently causes diseases of the genitourinary tract. Extragenital infections are uncommon, with almost all occurring in immunosuppressed persons or those predisposed due to trauma or surgery. We present the case of a previously well man who developed an M. hominis-associated parapharyngeal abscess following acute Epstein-Barr virus infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The Canberra Hospital, P.O. Box 11, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia. Phone: 61-2-62442105. Fax: 61-2-62444646. E-mail: karina.kennedy{at}act.gov.au

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 29 July 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2009, p. 3050-3052, Vol. 47, No. 9
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02203-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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