Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, as a cause of human endocarditis.
Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, previously considered nonpathogenic, is a potential agent of human endocarditis. We report the second case of human endocarditis caused by this organism. The patient was successfully treated with Ceftriaxone alone for a total of six weeks.
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Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009343:Neisseria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone