Neisseria catarrhalisEndocarditis
Authors: ALAN A. POLLOCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 August 1976Neisseria catarrhalisEndocarditisALAN A. POLLOCK, M.D., ROBERT S. HOLZMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALAN A. POLLOCK, M.D., ROBERT S. HOLZMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-2-206 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptClarke and Haining (1) in 1936 described a 15-year-old Japanese girl with endocarditis due to Neisseria catarrhalis. At autopsy, she had no anatomical evidence of prior rheumatic valvular disease or congenital abnormalities. Infection was present on both the mitral and tricuspid valves. The tricuspid endocarditis resulted in large vegetations that extended through the conus arteriosus and into the pulmonary artery, resulting in extensive septic pulmonary infarction and pneumonia.We recently cared for a patient with pathologically documented N. catarrhalis endocarditis on a prosthetic valve. A literature search revealed no other cases.A 69-year-old Italian woman had aortic insufficiency of unknown...References1. CLARKEHAINING RR: Neisseria catarrhalis endocarditis. Ann Intern Med 10:117-121, 1936 LinkGoogle Scholar2. CLARKPATTON HR: Postcardiotomy endocarditis due to Neisseria perflava on a prosthetic aortic valve. Ann Intern Med 68:386-389, 1968 LinkGoogle Scholar3. BRODIEADLERDALY EJA: Bacterial endocarditis due to an unusual species of encapsulated Neisseria. Am J Dis Child 122:433-437, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SCOTT R: Bacterial endocarditis due to Neisseria flava. J Pediatr 78:673-675, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. LERNERWEINSTEIN PL: Infective endocarditis in the antibiotic era. N Engl J Med 274:199-206, 323-331, 388-393, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine New York University Medical Center New York, NY 10016 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByInfective endocarditis due to Moraxella lacunata: report of 4 patients and review of published cases of Moraxella endocarditisMoraxella Catarrhalis Bacteraemia. A Report on 3 Cases and a Review of the LiteratureBronchopulmonary infection withMoraxella catarrhalis in infants requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenationStudies of the outer membrane proteins of Branhamella catarrhalisBranhamella catarrhalis Bacteremia in ChildrenWound infection caused by Branhamella catarrhalisIsolation of the outer membrane of Branhamella catarrhalisBranhamella catarrhalis bronchopulmonary isolates in PICU patientsDirect and Indirect Pathogenicity of Beta-Lactamase-Producing Bacteria in Mixed Infections in ChildrenBranhamella catarrhalis—An emerging human pathogenBacteremia Caused by a Beta-Lactamase Producing Strain of Branhamella CatarrhalisEvaluation of a one-hour test for the identification of Neisseria speciesIn vitro susceptibilities and beta-lactamase production of 53 clinical isolates of Branhamella catarrhalisBranhamella catarrhalis septicaemia in a granulocytopenic patientThe pathogenic potential of commensal species of NeisseriaSurgery in Active EndocarditisMARK J. DINUBILE, M.D.TreatmentOphthalmia neonatorum due to Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis: Case reportsBranhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis--a lower respiratory tract pathogen?Branhamella Catarrhalis and other Bacteria in the Nasopharynx of Children with Longstanding CoughBranhamella keratitis.Evaluation of rapid carbohydrate degradation tests for identification of pathogenic NeisseriaProsthetic valve endocarditis due to Neisseria siccaMegasphaera elsdenii endocarditisComparison of three methods for identification of pathogenic Neisseria speciesEndocarditis associated with cardiac catheterization due to a Gram-positive coccus designated Micrococcus mucilaginosus incertae sedisNeisseria catarrhalis EndocarditisDAN DOUER, M.D., YARDENA DANZIGER, M.D., JACK PINKHAS, M.D. 1 August 1976Volume 85, Issue 2Page: 206-207KeywordsAutopsyCongenital disordersEndocarditisInfarctionNeisseriaPneumoniaPulmonary arteriesValvular diseases Issue Published: 1 August 1976 PDF DownloadLoading ...