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- Title
Bacteremia Caused by Neisseria elongata in an Infective Endocarditis Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature.
- Authors
Yili Chen; Xiaochen Liu; Lu Ai; Penghao Guo; Han Huang
- Abstract
Background: Neisseria elongata (N. elongate) is a strictly aerobic and gram-negative rod bacterium which is a constituent of the commensal bacterial flora in the pharynx. Infection caused by Neisseria elongata is rarely reported. Here we describe a case of endocarditis in a patient after aortic mechanical valve replacement caused by N. elongate in China. Method: A 30-year-old man suffered infective endocarditis after aortic mechanical valve replacement. Blood cultures were positive and the organism was identified as Neisseria elongata by MALDI-TOF MS as well as the 16S rRNA sequencing. Result: The patient was treated with ofloxacin and meropenem. He was successfully treated with the 6-week course of antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: N. elongate endocarditis is rarely reported. Our report expands the range of infection caused by N. elongate.
- Publication
Clinical Laboratory, 2020, Vol 66, Issue 1/2, p221
- ISSN
1433-6510
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7754/Clin.Lab.2019.190333