title: Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis confirmed by nucleic acid amplification assays performed on aortic valve tissue.
abstract: The Aptima Combo 2 assay is proposed as a rapid method of diagnosing Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis or other suspected disseminated gonococcal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, 8200 Aarhus N, Skejby, Denmark. ullanise@rm.dk
authors.forename: Ulla S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Jane B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: Lisbeth N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Jens K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Møller
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S