Neisseria meningitidis endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults, with an overall mortality rate of up to 25%, but it is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. We present herein a case of N. meningitidis meningitis complicated with infective endocarditis.

Keywords::

• Neisseria meningitidis
• endocarditis

Declaration of interest: There is no conflict of interest; no grant support was received.