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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2009, p. 1973-1975, Vol. 47, No. 6
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00026-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Endocarditis Due to Neisseria bacilliformis in a Patient with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve {triangledown}

Julien Masliah-Planchon,1 Guillaume Breton,2 Vincent Jarlier,1 Anne Simon,2 Olivier Benveniste,2 Serge Herson,2 and Laurence Drieux1*

AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, F-75013 Paris, France,1 AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Médecine Interne, F-75013 Paris, France2

Received 6 January 2009/ Returned for modification 5 March 2009/ Accepted 14 April 2009

We report a case of endocarditis due to the rod-shaped Neisseria species Neisseria bacilliformis. The phenotypic characterization of this recently characterized bacteria is difficult, and the identification requires the sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. The resolution of the disease was complete after appropriate antibiotic therapy, and surgery was not required.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, F-75013 Paris, France. Phone: 33142162070. Fax: 33142162072. E-mail: laurence.drieux-rouzet{at}psl.aphp.fr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 22 April 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2009, p. 1973-1975, Vol. 47, No. 6
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00026-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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