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Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections in Transplantation: A Big Impact Despite the Lack of a Cell Wall
Resource type
Book Section
Authors/contributors
- Morris, Michele I. (Editor)
- Kotton, Camille Nelson (Editor)
- Wolfe, Camille (Editor)
- Schreiber, Peter W. (Author)
- Müller, Nicolas (Author)
Title
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections in Transplantation: A Big Impact Despite the Lack of a Cell Wall
Abstract
In the general population, Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp. are considered as pathogens with low virulence. Asymptomatic urogenital colonization with genital mycoplasmas is common. M. pneumoniae infections most frequently present as tracheobronchitis. In immunosuppressed individuals, a broad spectrum of invasive diseases has been attributed to these pathogens. After kidney transplantation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp. have been detected as causative pathogens in urogenital infections. Surgical site infections following solid organ transplantation are rarely caused by Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp.. Recently, an association between hyperammonemia syndrome and genital mycoplasmas has been described after lung, kidney, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Book Title
Emerging Transplant Infections
Date
2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Place
Cham
Pages
505-518
ISBN
978-3-030-01751-4
Accessed
10/23/21, 9:34 AM
Short Title
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections in Transplantation
Language
en
Library Catalog
DOI.org (Crossref)
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Citation
Schreiber, P. W., & Müller, N. (2020). Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections in Transplantation: A Big Impact Despite the Lack of a Cell Wall. In M. I. Morris, C. N. Kotton, & C. Wolfe (Eds.), Emerging Transplant Infections (pp. 505–518). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_19-1
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