Ann Lab Med.  2017 Jul;37(4):346-348. 10.3343/alm.2017.37.4.346.

First Case of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Mycoplasma hominis in a Pediatric Immunocompromised Patient

• Cho H
• Park KG
• Han SB
• Chung NG
• Park YJ

• KMID: 2376795
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2017.37.4.346

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Immunocompromised Host*
Mycoplasma hominis*
Mycoplasma*
Skin*
Soft Tissue Infections*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Result of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI TOF)-mass spectrometry for the identification of Mycoplasma hominis. Abbreviations: m, mass; z, charge; Da, Dalton.

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