NEISSERIA FLAVA ENDOCARDITIS: WITH REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: W T MATLAGE, P E HARRISON, J A GREENE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 December 1950NEISSERIA FLAVA ENDOCARDITIS: WITH REPORT OF A CASEW. T. MATLAGE, M.D., PRESTON E. HARRISON, M.D., Ph.D., JAMES A. GREENE, M.D., F.A.C.P.W. T. MATLAGE, M.D., PRESTON E. HARRISON, M.D., Ph.D., JAMES A. GREENE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-6-1494 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEndocarditis due to Neisseria flava is apparently very rare, for we were able to find only three cases reported in the literature. The pigmented Neisseria are considered to be nonpathogenic inhabitants of the mouth and upper respiratory tract of man, and invade the tissues of the body on extremely rare occasions. Cases have been reported, however, of meningitis,1, 2, 3, 4 of purulent cervicitis,5a of urethritis,5a and of inflammatory hydrocele,5b in which these organisms were found to be the causative agent. It appears pertinent, therefore, to present the following case of Neisseria flava endocarditis.CASE REPORTA Mexican girl, aged...Bibliography1. BensonBrennwasserD'Andrea HRD: Neisseria subflava meningitis in infant, J. Infect. Dis. 43: 516-524, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Branham SE: New meningococcus-like organism (Neisseria flavescens) from epidemic meningitis, Pub. Health Rep. 45: 845-849, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Sophian LH: Case of acute meningitis caused by Neisseria perflava , Am. J. M. Sc. 207: 376-378, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ReimannKouchy HARW: Meningitis caused by atypical gram-negative cocci, J. Bact. 37: 401-410, 1939. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5a. Carpenter CM: Isolation of Neisseria flava from genito-urinary tract of three patients, Am. J. Pub. Health 33: 135-136, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5a. Carpenter CM: Isolation of Neisseria flava from genito-urinary tract of three Google Scholar6. CouttsDonosa Barthet WEO: Nasopharyngeal gram-negative cocci in secretion of cervix uteri in prostitutes, Brit. J. Ven. Dis. 12: 75-78, 1936. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. ClarkeHaining RMRB: Neisseria catarrhalis endocarditis, Ann. Int. Med. 10: 117-121, 1936. LinkGoogle Scholar8. Torrey JC: Comparative study of antigens for gonococcal complement fixation test, J. Immunol. 38: 413-430, 1940. Google Scholar9. KämmererWegner HRN: Pertaining to the etiology of endocarditis lenta—caused by Micrococcus flavus , München. med. Wchnschr. 61: 588-590, 1914. Google Scholar10. ConnaughtonRountree FWPM: Fatal case of infective endocarditis due to Neisseria flava , M. J. Australia 2: 138-139, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. MajorJohnson RHEW: Neisseria perflava endocarditis: recovery, J. A. M. A. 127: 1051-1052, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. BahnAckermanCarpenter JMHCM: Development in vitro of penicillin resistant strains of gonococcus, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 58: 21-24, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Coleman MB: Unusual strain of Neisseria isolated from cervix uteri, J. Ven. Dis. Inform. 27: 159-160, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. WilsonSmith GSMM: Observations on gram-negative cocci of nasopharynx with description of Neisseria pharyngitis, J. Path. and Bact. 31: 597-608, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. Branham SE: Serological diversity among meningococci, J. Immunol. 23: 49-61, 1932. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication October 30, 1948.From the Department of Medicine of Baylor University College of Medicine and Hermann Hospital and Department of Bacteriology and Immunology of Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAtypical, Yet Not Infrequent, Infections with Neisseria SpeciesBacteriemia por Neisseria subflava biovar flavaNeisseria subflava endocarditisBacterial endocarditis due to Neisseria flavaBACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO NEISSERIA PERFLAVA IN A PATIENT HYPERSENSITIVE TO PENICILLINErkrankungen des Endokard 1 December 1950Volume 33, Issue 6Page: 1494-1498KeywordsBacteriologyEndocarditisHospital medicineImmunologyMouthNeisseriaRespiratory system ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...