Neisseria elongata endocarditis: case report and literature review
| Autor: | L.J. Haddow, C. Mulgrew, A. Ansari, J. Miell, G. Jackson, H. Malnick, G. Gopal Rao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Ceftazidime Microbiology Antibiotic therapy Medicine Endocarditis Humans Neisseria elongata biology business.industry Osteomyelitis General Medicine Endocarditis Bacterial Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases Endocardial disease Infective endocarditis Oral microbiology business Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Neisseria |
| Zdroj: | Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 9(5) |
| ISSN: | 1198-743X |
| Popis: | We describe a case of infective endocarditis due to Neisseria elongata, and review the literature. N. elongata is a constituent of the normal oral flora and a rare cause of infective endocarditis. Unfamiliarity with the organism and its rod-shaped morphology may lead to a delay in microbiological diagnosis. Although the organism is relatively sensitive to antibiotics, our experience in the management of the described case and a review of previous reports suggest that antibiotic therapy alone may not be sufficient. It is likely that patients with N. elongata endocarditis will require surgery. |
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