A case report of fracture-related infection with Metamycoplasma hominis in an immunocompetent patient.

Abstract

We report a case of post-traumatic Metamycoplasma hominis fracture-related infection of the right femur in a young male with no identified immunodeficiency. Treatment required multiple washouts and femoral nail revision, combined with 10 weeks of treatment with doxycycline and clindamycin.