title: A case of polymicrobial infective endocarditis involving Neisseria mucosa occurring in an intravenous drug abuser.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Giles
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tellus
mesh_terms: 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*