Endocarditis and spondylodiscitis due to Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens

Med Mal Infect. 2013 Oct;43(10):435-7. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.07.008. Epub 2013 Sep 6.
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Keywords: Commensal bacteria; Endocardite; Endocarditis; Neisseria elongata; Organismes commensales; Septicemia; Septicémie; Spondylodiscite; Spondylodiscitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Carrier State / microbiology
  • Discitis / microbiology*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasal Cavity / microbiology
  • Neisseria elongata / classification
  • Neisseria elongata / drug effects
  • Neisseria elongata / isolation & purification*
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Species Specificity