A case report of fracture-related infection with Metamycoplasma hominis in an immunocompetent patient
Karishma Gokani, Prabu Balasubramanian, Edward Matthews, Dunisha Samarasinghe
TL;DR
A young, healthy man developed a rare infection in his femur after a fracture, caused by Metamycoplasma hominis and requiring extended antibiotic treatment.
Contribution
This is the first reported case of Metamycoplasma hominis causing a fracture-related infection in an immunocompetent individual.
Findings
Metamycoplasma hominis was identified as the causative agent in a post-traumatic femur infection.
Successful treatment involved surgical interventions and a 10-week course of doxycycline and clindamycin.
Abstract
We report a case of post-traumatic Metamycoplasma hominis fracture-related infection of the right femur in a young male with no identified immunodeficiency. Treatment required multiple washouts and femoral nail revision, combined with 10 weeks of treatment with doxycycline and clindamycin.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMicrobial infections and disease research · Reproductive tract infections research · Rabies epidemiology and control