Neisseria elongata endocarditis: case report and literature review

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Neisseria elongata endocarditis: case report and literature review L.J. Haddow, C. Mulgrew, A. Ansari, J. Miell, G. Jackson, H. Malnick, H. Malnick, G. Gopal Rao  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages 426-430 (May 2003) DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00533.x Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Gram stain of Neisseria elongata showing Gram-negative, rod-shaped organisms. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003 9, 426-430DOI: (10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00533.x) Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 2 View of the left ventricular outflow tract seen in the horizontal plane (120°) on transesophageal echocardiography. A vegetation can be seen on the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003 9, 426-430DOI: (10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00533.x) Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions