New heart disease research reported from Nottingham University, Department of Clinical Microbiology
2007 JUL 3 -- Current study results from the report, "Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata in a patient with Klinefelter's syndrome," have been published. According to recent research from Nottingham, the United Kingdom, "A case is reported of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata in a patient with Klinefelter's syndrome." "This is believed to be only the third case of endocarditis reported due to this subspecies. N. elongata is difficult to identify, and is morphologically and biochemically similar to Kingella spp. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene is useful for identification," wrote M. Evans and colleagues, Nottingham University, Department of Clinical Microbiology. The researchers concluded: "The patient was successfully treated with amoxicillin and gentamicin, followed by ceftriaxone." Evans and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Medical Microbiology (Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata in a patient with Klinefelter's syndrome. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2007;56(Pt 6):860-2). For additional information, contact M. Evans, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. Publisher contact information for the Journal of Medical Microbiology is: Society General Microbiology, Marlborough House, Basingstoke Rd., Spencers Woods, Reading RG7 1AG, Berks, England. Keywords: United Kingdom, Nottingham, Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Endocarditis, Endocrinology, Genetics, Heart Disease, Klinefelter Syndrome, Microbiology, Myocarditis. This article was prepared by Cardiovascular Business Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Cardiovascular Business Week via NewsRx.com.
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