Aortic Prosthetic Endocarditis with Neisseria elongata Subspecies nitroreducens

Cristina Picu Infectious Diseases Department Regional Hospital Orleans Orléans la Source

Catherine Mille Infectious Diseases Department Regional Hospital Orleans Orléans la Source

Gabriel Adrian Popescu Infectious Diseases Department Regional Hospital Orleans Orléans la Source

Laurent Bret Microbiology Department Regional Hospital Orleans Orléans la Source

Thierry Prazuck Microbiology Department Regional Hospital Orleans Orléans la Source

Abstract

A case of Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens endocarditis with a favourable course is presented. Dental foci were involved as the infective origin. Only conservative therapy was performed for 6 weeks; no complications were registered in 3 months of follow-up. The other 12 cases with similar aetiology communicated in the past 30 y were reviewed.

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