title: Neisseria sicca endocarditis with embolic phenomena.
abstract: Two patients with poor oral hygiene developed Neisseria sicca endocarditis, one after probable intravenous drug abuse and Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and the other after a periodontal surgical procedure. Both experienced significant embolic phenomena and both required 6 or more weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy. The diagnosis of N. sicca endocarditis must be considered when this organism is isolated from blood cultures in patients with emboli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc., Jamaica, NY 11432.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Vernaleo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cleri
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: D'Amato
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Joachim
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mastellone
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wallman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009343:Neisseria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000601:surgery; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications