Tricuspid valve endocarditis due to Neisseria cinerea.
Reported here is a case of infective endocarditis caused by the saprophytic species Neisseria cinerea. To the best of our knowledge, this etiology has not been documented in the medical literature previously. The patient was an intravenous drug addict who developed tricuspid endocarditis with lung embolism. The disease was cured after treatment with ampicillin/clavulanate that was changed to ceftriaxone after an embolic event.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Ruska 87, 10000 Prague, Czech Republic. benesj@cesnet.cz
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents