Abstract
Mycoplasma penetrans, a rare bacterium so far only found in HIV-infected persons, was isolated in the blood and throat of a non-HIV-infected patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (whose etiology and pathogenesis are unknown).
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
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Bacteremia / complications*
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Female
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Humans
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Mycoplasma Infections / complications*
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Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis
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Mycoplasma penetrans / isolation & purification*