Human Coinfection with Bartonella henselae and Two Hemotropic Mycoplasma Variants Resembling Mycoplasma ovis

Two variants of an organism resembling the ovine hemoplasma, Mycoplasma ovis, were detected by PCR in blood samples from a veterinarian in Texas. Coinfection with similar variants has been described in sheep. This represents the first report of human infection with this organism. The veterinarian wa...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2010-10, Vol.48 (10), p.3782-3785
Main Authors: Sykes, Jane E, Lindsay, LeAnn L, Maggi, Ricardo G, Breitschwerdt, Edward B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteriological Techniques - methods
Bacteriology
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella henselae - isolation & purification
Biological and medical sciences
Blood - microbiology
Case Reports
Cat-Scratch Disease - complications
Cat-Scratch Disease - diagnosis
Cat-Scratch Disease - drug therapy
Cat-Scratch Disease - microbiology
DNA, Bacterial - blood
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma - isolation & purification
Mycoplasma Infections - complications
Mycoplasma Infections - diagnosis
Mycoplasma Infections - drug therapy
Mycoplasma Infections - microbiology
Ovis
Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods
Texas
Treatment Outcome
Veterinarians
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Summary:Two variants of an organism resembling the ovine hemoplasma, Mycoplasma ovis, were detected by PCR in blood samples from a veterinarian in Texas. Coinfection with similar variants has been described in sheep. This represents the first report of human infection with this organism. The veterinarian was coinfected with Bartonella henselae.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01029-10