Native-Valve Endocarditis Due to Neisseria sicca: Case Report and Review

Many species of the Neisseria, gram-negative diplococci that are frequent respiratory commensals in humans, have been regarded as being nonpathogenic or as causing disease in only immunocompromised hosts; in contrast, gram-negative diplococci such as Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1993-05, Vol.16 (5), p.667-670
Main Authors: Heiddal, Sigurdur, Sverrisson, Jon Thor, Yngvason, Fridrik E., Cariglia, Nicholas, Kristinsson, Karl G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Clinical Infectious Disease Articles
Endocarditis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Hematuria
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve - microbiology
Neisseria
Neisseria - drug effects
Neisseria sicca
Neisseriaceae Infections - microbiology
Penicillin
Rheumatic heart disease
Symptoms
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Summary:Many species of the Neisseria, gram-negative diplococci that are frequent respiratory commensals in humans, have been regarded as being nonpathogenic or as causing disease in only immunocompromised hosts; in contrast, gram-negative diplococci such as Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are known pathogens. We report a case in which Neisseria sicca was the cause of serious infection (with catastrophic consequences) in an immunocompetent patient and review the world literature on endocarditis due to N. sicca.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clind/16.5.667