First isolation of Mycoplasma canis from human tissue samples after a dog bite

S Klein; M Klotz; T Eigenbrod

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2018.05.003

First isolation of Mycoplasma canis from human tissue samples after a dog bite

New Microbes New Infect. 2018 May 25:25:14-15. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.05.003. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Authors

S Klein¹, M Klotz², T Eigenbrod¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology,Heidelberg, Germany.
² Department of Orthopedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

Abstract

Mycoplasma canis is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that may colonize dogs and cattle. In the present case, we report for the first time the isolation of M. canis from a wound tissue specimen of a 62-year-old woman after a dog bite.

Keywords: Dog bite; MALDI; Microaerophilic cultivation; Mycoplasma canis; Wound infection.

Publication types

Case Reports