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Case Reports
. 1992 Feb;15(2):165-7.
doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(92)90043-s.

Neisseria sicca endocarditis with embolic phenomena

J R Vernaleo  1 , A Mathew, D J Cleri, R F D'Amato, G R Joachim, T M Papa, A J Mastellone, A A Wallman, J Perlman
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Case Reports

Neisseria sicca endocarditis with embolic phenomena

J R Vernaleo et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

Two patients with poor oral hygiene developed Neisseria sicca endocarditis, one after probable intravenous drug abuse and Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and the other after a periodontal surgical procedure. Both experienced significant embolic phenomena and both required 6 or more weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy. The diagnosis of N. sicca endocarditis must be considered when this organism is isolated from blood cultures in patients with emboli.

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