1.
Med J Aust
; 185(8): 417, 2006 Oct 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17137428
2.
Med J Aust
; 179(3): 171-2, 2003 Aug 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12885290
3.
J Heart Lung Transplant
; 21(11): 1225-9, 2002 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12431497
ABSTRACT
"Culture-negative" wound infection and mediastinitis secondary to Mycoplasma hominis have been reported after cardiothoracic surgery but no case cluster has ever been described. We report 4 cases of infection in 3 cardiac and 1 bilateral sequential lung transplant recipient over 3 weeks of hospitalization. Successful treatment was achieved with early aggressive surgical intervention and combination antibiotics of clindamycin, doxycycline and/or ciprofloxacin. This cluster raises the question of nosocomial transmission of infection and supports a recommendation for single-room isolation and universal precautions for infected individuals.