title: Association of an important Neisseria species, Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens, with bacteremia, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis.
abstract: We retrospectively analyzed epidemiologic information associated with 22 cultures of Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens (formerly CDC group M-6) submitted to the Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, over a 16-year period. The most common illnesses noted with this bacterium were endocarditis, bacteremia, and osteomyelitis. Risk factors associated with N. elongata subsp. nitroreducens infection included dental manipulations and/or a previous history of endocarditis, valve damage, or rheumatic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704-1011.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Janda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity