Nonfebrile mitral valve endocarditis due to Neisseria subflava.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Native valve endocarditis normally presents with fever and only later in its course demonstrates dysfunction of the affected valve. We describe a case of endocarditis due to Neisseria subflava, a Gram-negative diplococcal saprophyte of the oral cavity, which was unsuspected clinically and found unexpectedly during a mitral valve operation performed for symptomatic prolapse with regurgitation.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Mitral Valve
- Neisseria
- Neisseriaceae Infections