Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Neisseria skkuensis, a novel Neisseria species

J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug;50(8):2820-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00676-12. Epub 2012 Jun 6.

Abstract

We describe the first reported case of endocarditis due to Neisseria skkuensis. The organism from the blood cultures taken on admission day was identified initially as unidentified Gram-negative cocci by Vitek2. Finally, it was identified as Neisseria skkuensis by 16 rRNA gene sequence analysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Blood / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neisseria / classification
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification*
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / pathology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S