First human systemic infection caused by Spiroplasma

ABSTRACT

Spiroplasma spp. is an organism that normally colonizes plants and insects. We describe the first case of human systemic infection caused by Spiroplasma in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia under biological disease-modifying antirheumatic agents. Spiroplasma turonicum was identified through molecular methods in several blood cultures. The infection was successfully treated with doxycycline+levofloxacin.