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Kidney Transplant Patient Got Incredibly Rare Infection from Her Cat

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A 56-year-old woman in Slovenia developed a rare, rare bout of Mycoplasma arginini infection.

The woman, a kidney transplant recipient, had recently been bitten by her cat on her left arm.

Tests confirmed the infection had spread through the main wrist joint, tendons, and skin surrounding her hand.

She was eventually switched to more effective antibiotics.

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