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Case Reports
. 2015;54(7):853-6.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.2738. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Native valve endocarditis caused by Neisseria elongata Subsp. nitroreducens

Hanako Osuka  1 , Akito Ichiki, Masae Yamamoto, Daisuke Kawahata, Yuki Saegusa, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Shinji Okubo, Shigemi Hitomi
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Native valve endocarditis caused by Neisseria elongata Subsp. nitroreducens

Hanako Osuka et al. Intern Med. 2015.
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Abstract

Neisseria elongata, a normal resident in the human oral cavity, rarely causes invasive infections. We herein report a case of endocarditis caused by Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens that occurred in a patient without any apparent cardiac complications. The patient received aortic valve replacement following the administration of intravenous beta-lactam for five weeks. To our knowledge, this is the first published case in Japan of N. elongata infection in a patient without a prosthetic device.

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