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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00807-08
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Submasseteric Abscess Caused by Mycoplasma Salivarium

Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, A- 8010 Graz, Austria; and Elisabethinen Hospital, ENT- Department, A- 8020 Graz, Austria

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: andrea.grisold{at}meduni-graz.at.

	Abstract

Mycoplasma salivarium preferentially resides in the human oral cavity. Unlike other Mycoplasma species, M. salivarium has not been regarded as a pathogen, although one case of M. salivarium caused arthritis in a patient with hypogammaglobulinaemia has been reported. We describe the first case of submasseteric abscess caused by M. salivarium.