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Emerg Microbes Infect
; 9(1): 1864-1868, 2020 Dec.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32757712
RESUMEN
Infective endocarditis caused by Neisseria macacae in humans is extremely rare. We presented here a case of N. macacae infective endocarditis in a 61-year-old man with a native aortic valve infection. N. macacae was isolated from blood culture and was detected by nanopore-based metagenomic sequencing in the vegetations. Finally, the patient recovered completely after surgery and antibiotic therapy.