Mycoplasma hominis Induces Mediastinitis after a Tonsillar Abscess.

Anna GranciniManuela ColosimoAntonella RestelliRosaria ColomboAnna MaraschiniCristina PozziGiuseppe BredaAlessandro ProttiMilena ArghittuLucia MuracaRita Maiavacca

Published in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2016)

Mycoplasma hominis is commonly involved in genitourinary tract infections. We report a 59-year-old man who developed a M. hominis-associated mediastinitis following acute tonsillar infection.

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