Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome: First Case in Italy and Review of the Literature

Neisseria elongata (NE) is an aerobic Gram-negative organism that constitutes part of the commensal human normal oropharyngeal flora. Although previously considered not to be pathogenic, it has been recognized as an occasional cause of significant infections in humans. We report here the first case...

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Published in:Case Rep Infect Dis
Main Authors: Rossella, Parrinello, Patrizia, Carità, Fabio Oreste, Triolo, Renato, Trapani, Emanuele, Grassedonio, Vincenzo, Argano, Giuseppina, Novo, Silvana, Vallone, Teresa, Fasciana, Massimo, Verdecchia, Anna, Giammanco, Massimo, Midiri, Salvatore, Novo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5075605/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27803825
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4956205
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