M-6 endocarditis: report of an Australian case.

Pathology

Microbiology Department, Liverpool Hospital, NSW.

Published: July 1993

Neisseria elongata subsp. nitroreducens (formerly CDC group M-6) is a newly-recognized cause of particularly destructive endocarditis, frequently requiring valve replacement. We describe an Australian case of endocarditis caused by this organism, summarizing the clinical and microbiological features of this rarely isolated subspecies.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00313029309066596DOI Listing

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