High Prevalence of Mycoplasma faucium DNA in the Human Oropharynx

2015/10/29 by Sophie Edouard, G. Courtois, Philippe Gautret +9 · 1 voice
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Microbial infections and disease research #Streptococcal Infections and Treatments #Reproductive tract infections research

paper · pdf · doi:10.1128/jcm.02068-15

Abstract

Mycoplasma faucium has recently been associated with brain abscesses and seems to originate from the mouth. We evaluated its prevalence by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) in the oropharynxes of 644 subjects and found that 25% harbored M. faucium, probably constituting the gateway for entrance of the bacteria into cerebral abscesses.

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