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Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, as a cause of human endocarditis

Apisarnthanarak, A.; Dunagan, W.C.; Dunne, W.M.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 39(4): 265-266

2001

ISSN/ISBN: 0732-8893
PMID: 11404072
DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00233-4
Accession: 011042252
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Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, previously considered nonpathogenic, is a potential agent of human endocarditis. We report the second case of human endocarditis caused by this organism. The patient was successfully treated with Ceftriaxone alone for a total of six weeks.

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