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Table 1 Cases of adult Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess

From: Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess presenting after a head trauma: a case report

Case

Year

Age and sex

Associated condition

First culture after AD

Therapy

1

1981

29-year-old man

Head trauma

21 days

Tetracycline

2

1995

20-year-old man

Head trauma

14 days

Cefotaxime + metronidazole + doxycycline

3

1997

22-year-old woman

Post-partum

8 days

Ceftriaxone + metronidazole

4

2002

40-year-old woman

Cavernous angioma/craniotomy

4 days

Ciprofloxacin + metronidazole

5

2003

17-year-old girl

Post-partum

13 days

Doxycycline + clindamycin

6

2004

40-year-old man

Head trauma

14 days

Tetracycline

7

2008

17-year-old girl

Head trauma

17 days

Gatifloxacin

8

2008

48-year-old man

Craniotomy for colloid cyst removal

18 days

Gatifloxacin + clindamycin

9

2003/ 2006

NA

Post-traumatic

NA

Doxycycline

10a

2011

40-year-old man

Head trauma

13 days

Doxycycline

  1. aPresent report. AD: admission day; NA: not available.