A case of polymicrobial infective endocarditis involving Neisseria mucosa occurring in an intravenous drug abuser.
The incidence of polymicrobial endocarditis has increased markedly in recent years, in association with the increasing level of abuse of intravenous drugs. Neisseria mucosa, an upper respiratory tract commensal, is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. We report the first case of polymicrobial infective endocarditis involving Neisseria mucosa occurring in an intravenous drug abuser.
Giles
M W
MW
Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria.
Andrew
J H
JH
Tellus
M M
MM
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*