Peritonitis caused by Mycoplasma hominis after laparoscopic total hysterectomy: A case report

• Main Authors: Koki Yagi (Author), Lifa Lee (Author), Naoki Abe (Author), Sachino Kira (Author), Sotaro Hayashi (Author), Hajime Takeuchi (Author), Satoshi Nishiyama (Author), Maki Goto (Author), Hiroshi Tsujioka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infections after obstetric and gynecologic surgery are commonly caused by enterobacteria, commensal vaginal bacteria, or indigenous skin bacteria (primarily Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus). Mycoplasma hominis (M. hominis) rarely causes postoperative infection in the field of obstetrics and...