Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, as a cause of human endocarditis

A Apisarnthanarak; W C Dunagan; W M Dunne

doi:10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00233-4

Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, as a cause of human endocarditis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 Apr;39(4):265-6. doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00233-4.

Authors

A Apisarnthanarak¹, W C Dunagan, W M Dunne

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

PMID: 11404072
DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00233-4

Abstract

Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, previously considered nonpathogenic, is a potential agent of human endocarditis. We report the second case of human endocarditis caused by this organism. The patient was successfully treated with Ceftriaxone alone for a total of six weeks.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Humans
Neisseria / drug effects
Neisseria / pathogenicity

Substances

Cephalosporins
Ceftriaxone