Mycoplasma penetrans Bacteremia and Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Mycoplasma penetrans, a rare bacterium so far only found in HIV-infected persons, was isolated in the blood and throat of a non-HIV-infected patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (whose etiology and pathogenesis are unknown).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonio Yáñez, Lilia Cedillo, Olivier Neyrolles, Encarnación Alonso, Marie-Christine Prévost, Jorge Rojas, Harold L. Watson, Alain Blanchard, Gail H. Cassell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/1/99-0122_article