title: Endocarditis due to Neisseria bacilliformis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve.
abstract: We report a case of endocarditis due to the rod-shaped Neisseria species Neisseria bacilliformis. The phenotypic characterization of this recently characterized bacteria is difficult, and the identification requires the sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. The resolution of the disease was complete after appropriate antibiotic therapy, and surgery was not required.
authors.affiliation: AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, F-75013 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masliah-Planchon
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Breton
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jarlier
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Benveniste
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herson
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Drieux
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S