Mycoplasma hominis infection in heart and lung transplantation

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Nov;21(11):1225-9. doi: 10.1016/s1053-2498(02)00427-8.

Abstract

"Culture-negative" wound infection and mediastinitis secondary to Mycoplasma hominis have been reported after cardiothoracic surgery but no case cluster has ever been described. We report 4 cases of infection in 3 cardiac and 1 bilateral sequential lung transplant recipient over 3 weeks of hospitalization. Successful treatment was achieved with early aggressive surgical intervention and combination antibiotics of clindamycin, doxycycline and/or ciprofloxacin. This cluster raises the question of nosocomial transmission of infection and supports a recommendation for single-room isolation and universal precautions for infected individuals.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoplasma Infections / drug therapy
  • Mycoplasma Infections / epidemiology*
  • Mycoplasma hominis*
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / epidemiology
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / microbiology*