Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis confirmed by nucleic acid amplification assays performed on aortic valve tissue

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar;47(3):865-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01704-08. Epub 2008 Dec 24.

Abstract

The Aptima Combo 2 assay is proposed as a rapid method of diagnosing Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis or other suspected disseminated gonococcal disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
  • Gonorrhea / drug therapy
  • Gonorrhea / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

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