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Baracaldo, Rafael

Mayo Clinic

Geisinger Medical Center

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Empyema Caused by Mycoplasma salivarium
Baracaldo, Rafael, Foltzer, Michael, Patel, Robin , Bourbeau, Paul, Patel, Robin

Journal of Clinical Microbiology | February 16, 2012 | Volume: 50 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 1805-1806

10.1128/jcm.06839-11 Get It

ABSTRACT Mycoplasma salivarium infections outside the oral cavity are rare. We describe a 49-year-old man with laryngeal cancer and right pleural space infection with M. salivarium . To our knowledge, this is the first report of empyema due to Mycoplasma salivarium .