Endocarditis due to Neisseria bacilliformis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve.
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.
Masliah-Planchon
Julien
J
AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, F-75013 Paris, France.
Breton
Guillaume
G
Jarlier
Vincent
V
Simon
Anne
A
Benveniste
Olivier
O
Herson
Serge
S
Drieux
Laurence
L
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S