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Clin. Microbiol. Infect. · Oct 2003
Case ReportsInfective endocarditis due to Neisseria meningitidis: two case reports.
- J Benes, O Dzupova, M Kabelkova, P Krizova, and A Gabrielova.
- Department of Infectious Diseases, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Bulovka University Hospital, Budinova 2, 180 81 Prague, Czech Republic. benesj@cesnet.cz
- Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2003 Oct 1;9(10):1062-4.
AbstractTwo cases of meningococcal endocarditis are described. An 84-year-old man developed sepsis and septic shock and died 15 h after admission to the department. The autopsy revealed aortic endocarditis. Blood and vegetation culture yielded Neisseria meningitidis B:16:P1.5. A 37-year-old man was admitted for fever and rash lasting several weeks. Endocarditis of the bicuspid aortic valve caused by N. meningitidis C:2a:P1.2,5 was found. The patient was successfully treated with penicillin G for 4 weeks. Brief epidemiologic characteristics of invasive meningococcal disease in the Czech Republic are given.
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