Abstract
A patient with chronic moderate neutropenia, acute hemolysis, and pyrexia was found to be infected with a novel hemoplasma species. A clinical response to doxycyline was noted, and moxifloxacin was added subsequently to aid infection clearance. This represents the first report of hemolysis in association with confirmed hemoplasma infection in a human.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anemia, Hemolytic / diagnosis*
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Anemia, Hemolytic / etiology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
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Aza Compounds / administration & dosage
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Chronic Disease
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Cluster Analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Doxycycline / administration & dosage
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Female
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Fever / diagnosis*
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Fever / etiology
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Fluoroquinolones
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Moxifloxacin
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Mycoplasma / classification*
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Mycoplasma / genetics
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Mycoplasma / isolation & purification*
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Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis*
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Mycoplasma Infections / drug therapy
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Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology*
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Mycoplasma Infections / pathology
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Neutropenia / diagnosis
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Neutropenia / etiology
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Phylogeny
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Quinolines / administration & dosage
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Aza Compounds
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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Fluoroquinolones
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Quinolines
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Doxycycline
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Moxifloxacin
Associated data
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GENBANK/GU562823
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GENBANK/GU562825