Bat-Associated Hemotropic Mycoplasmas in Immunosuppressed Children, Spain, 2024
We report the detection of hemotropic mycoplasmas in 4 immunosuppressed pediatric patients in Spain: 2 solid organ transplant recipients, 1 hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient, and 1 cancer patient. Sequences were 100% identical to a strain previously identified in Miniopterus schreibersii bats, which raises concerns about unnoticed zoonotic transmission.
Authors
- Irene Iglesias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3472-6873)
- Fernando Esperón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-5071)
- Bárbara Martín‐Maldonado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-8371)
- Ana Méndez‐Echevarría (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-9080)
- Elena Neves
- Ángel Morillas-Mingorance
- Eleonora Seri
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250862
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00