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#idboardreview 60 M idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis s/p lung transplant 2wks ago(on antithymocyte globulin, tacro, azathioprine, pred) now w/ pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea. +emypema s/p drainage: pinpoint colonies. diagnosis? #medEd #idmedEd #idtwitter

#Mycoplasma #hominis should be considered in post-cardiothoracic transplant infections presenting with pleuritis, surgical site infection, or mediastinitis

#Mycoplasma #hominis mollicute colonizes GU & occasionally invasive disease. Extra-genital infections in immunosuppressed persons. M. hominis has been linked to pregnancy-related complications & causes meningitis & pneumonia in neonates

#mycoplasma #hominis check pcr for rapid diagnosis ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

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#mycoplasma #hominis respiratory infection: Treatment w/ FQ and doxy