Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Clin. Microbiol. Infect. · Oct 2003
Case ReportsInfective endocarditis due to Neisseria meningitidis: two case reports.
Two 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. ⋯ 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.