Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis From the Blood of Men With Multiple Trauma and Fever

Abstract

<i>MYCOPLASMA hominis</i>is a common inhabitant of the human genitourinary and upper respiratory tracts.^1,2Its full role in the pathogenesis of disease in man is unclear. Infections associated with<i>M hominis</i>have been reported mainly in postpartum women¹and neonates.²Isolation of the organism from the bloodstream following vaginal delivery or abortion is well documented¹; however, its recovery from the blood of adult men has been described in only a single report.³We present two patients from whom<i>M hominis</i>was isolated in blood cultures following multiple trauma. One of these also had septic arthritis. <h3>Report of Cases</h3><h3>Case 1.—</h3> A 26-year-old man, found unconscious following a motor vehicle accident, was admitted with multiple lacerations and fracture of the left femur and fracture dislocation at C2-C3. Following initial supportive therapy he regained consciousness. The hospital course was characterized by intermittent fever spikes (temperatures of 39