Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control100816872627698Research ArticleMycoplasma penetrans bacteremia and primary antiphospholipid syndrome.YáñezA.ayanez@gemtel.com.mxCedilloL.NeyrollesO.AlonsoE.PrévostM. C.RojasJ.WatsonH. L.BlanchardA.CassellG. H.Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente-IMSS, Puebla City, Mexico.Jan-Feb199951164167

Mycoplasma penetrans, a rare bacterium so far only found in HIV-infected persons, was isolated in the blood and throat of a non-HIV-infected patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (whose etiology and pathogenesis are unknown).