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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 886-889, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.886-889.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Endocarditis Due to a New Rod-Shaped Neisseria sp.

Sylvie Michaux-Charachon,1,2 Jean-Philippe Lavigne,1,2* Anne Le Flèche,3 Nicole Bouziges,1 Albert Sotto,4 and Patrick A. D. Grimont3

Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes,1 INSERM U431, UFR de Médecine,2 Laboratoire Universitaire d'Antibiologie, UFR de Médecine, Nîmes,4 Unité de Biodiversité des Bactéries Pathogènes Emergentes, INSERM U389, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France3

Received 20 July 2004/ Returned for modification 1 September 2004/ Accepted 28 September 2004

We report the first case of pacemaker endocarditis due to a new rod-shaped Neisseria sp. isolated from blood culture. On the basis of rrs sequencing, the isolate was found to be most closely related to an uncultured organism from human subgingival plaque and was identified as Neisseria sp. group AK105. A cure was achieved after a combination of surgical and antibiotic treatment. Oral flora-induced pacemaker endocarditis is a rare condition that reinforces the need for good oral hygiene as an important preventive measure.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire Caremeau, Place du Professeur Robert Debré, 30029 Nîmes Cedex 9, France. Phone: (33) 4-66-68-32-02. Fax: (33) 4-66-68-42-54. E-mail: jphlavigne{at}hotmail.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 886-889, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.886-889.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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