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Mycoplasma
Mycoplasmas are the smallest free-living
bacteria known. They have no cell wall, and a small genome of between
600 to 1500 kbp. Their limited genome makes them highly dependent upon their
host for survival, like viruses. Mycoplasma & CFS / FM
Mycoplasma has been detected in blood cells from CFS
patients in Belgium, Nijs
et al., 2001. The same authors studied mycoplasmas,
including phenotypes, in European CFS patients, Nijs et al., 2002 and nijs.etal03.txt. Albeit the existence of mycoplasma in CFS and FM has
been documented, the significance of this finding remains unknown. It is not clear whether mycoplasmas are
associated with CFS/FMS as causal agents, cofactors, or opportunistic infections,
endresen03.txt, endresen03.pdf. Mycoplasma may be important in
child autism, Nicolson et al., 2002,. Mycoplasma - one among many Microorganisms
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In a review article, Dr.
Nicolson et al. deal with the treatment of multiple infections in CFS, Nicolson et al., 2001. Multiple
articles deal with the issue of multiple infections, Nicolson et al., 2003, nicolson.et.al03.txt,
nicolson.etal.03.txt, nicolson.etal03.pdf. Drs. Nijs, Nasralla and
Nicolson’s findings have been questioned recently by Dr. Susan
Vernon’s group. These researchers could NOT find evidence of
Mycoplasma DNA in CFS patients blood, vernon.etal03.pdf. Legionella
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fever
is a common and acute but rare chronic zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii.
This pathogen belongs to the order of Legionellas. Its acute form manifests
as atypical pneumonia, flu-like syndrome, or hepatitis, leading to chronic
fatigue in a small number of patients, ledina.etal07.txt,
ledina.etal07.pdf. Chlamydia
The genetic code for a very unusual
toxin excreted by C. Trachomatis has been identified, NIH, Chlamydia toxin, 2001. Brucella
A study by Nicolson et al.
Found a subset of CFS patients having Brucella infection, nicolson.etal05.txt, nicolson.etal05.pdf. Rickettsia
A third microorganism possibly
connected with CFS is Rickettsia, Jardin,
2000. Rickettsia infections can be treated with tetracyclines - as
can Mycoplasma and Chlamydia, all these organisms being sensitive to the same
type of antibiotics. Lyme (Borrelia)
The symptoms
of chronic Lyme is similar to CFS, shor07.txt,
shor07.pdf. Is Lyme disease always poly microbial?
The jigsaw hypothesis, owen06.txt Treatment Protocol – does it help ?
The mycoplasma treatment
protocol includes treatment for Borreliosis/Lyme, information, Nicolson, lyme,
2001. One very circumstantial
2004-study on GWS with a very clear conclusion: Antibiotics treatment for one year with
Doxycycline does not help, and may even be harmful, donta.etal04.txt,
donta.etal04.pdf. Danger of Antibiotics
The enthusiastic treatment of Mycoplasma, as
referred above, involves lengthy treatment regimes with antibiotics (months
or years). Polluting of the earth with antibiotics will give rise to
multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains, such as
Tuberculosis, and unlimited use of antibiotics possess
dangers also to the individual patient taking the drugs. A Ciproxin
warning, Ciproxin, neuropathy, 2001. |
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