Fatal Neisseria macacae infective endocarditis: first report

We present here the first case ofN. macacae infective endocarditis in a 65-year-old man with a native aortic valve infection complicated by a peri-aortic abscess. N. macacae was isolated from blood culture and was found on the cardiac valve using 16S rDNA detection. Despite an appropriate antibiotic therapy, and aortic homograft replacement, and mitral repair, the patient died 4  days after surgery from a massive hemorrhagic stroke.
Source: Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research