Neisseria elongata - Revision history

Aidan at 17:11, 27 September 2024

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	== Background ==		== Background ==

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	=== Clinical Manifestations ===		=== Clinical Manifestations ===

			* Most case reports describe [[endocarditis]], though it is rare[[CiteRef::youssef2019en]]
	* Most case reports describe [[endocarditis]], though it is rare<ref>Youssef D, Marroush TS, Levine MT, Sharma M. Endocarditis due to ''Neisseria elongata'': A case report and review of the literature. Germs. 2019 Dec 2;9(4):188-192. doi: [https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2019.1176 10.18683/germs.2019.1176]. PMID: 32042725; PMCID: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6942657/ PMC6942657].</ref>
	** High rates of perivalvular abscess and valvular perforation		** High rates of perivalvular abscess and valvular perforation
	** Mostly in young men with underlying valvular abnormalities		** Mostly in young men with underlying valvular abnormalities
	** May be precipitated by dental work		** May be precipitated by dental work
			* Even more rarely, [[osteomyelitis]][[CiteRef::spielman2020ne]]
	* Even more rarely, [[osteomyelitis]]<ref>Spielman AF, Ghumman A, Panthaki Z, Lessard AS. Neisseria elongata osteomyelitis: Literature review and case report in a 63-year-old male presenting with progressive right-handed redness, swelling and pain. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020;73:228-230. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022]. Epub 2020 Jul 16. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32717677/ PMID]: 32717677; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7385039/ PMC7385039].</ref>

	== Management ==		== Management ==
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	[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]		[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]
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Aidan at 18:01, 27 September 2023

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	** High rates of perivalvular abscess and valvular perforation		** High rates of perivalvular abscess and valvular perforation
	** Mostly in young men with underlying valvular abnormalities		** Mostly in young men with underlying valvular abnormalities
			** May be precipitated by dental work
	* Even more rarely, [[osteomyelitis]]<ref>Spielman AF, Ghumman A, Panthaki Z, Lessard AS. Neisseria elongata osteomyelitis: Literature review and case report in a 63-year-old male presenting with progressive right-handed redness, swelling and pain. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020;73:228-230. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022]. Epub 2020 Jul 16. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32717677/ PMID]: 32717677; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7385039/ PMC7385039].</ref>		* Even more rarely, [[osteomyelitis]]<ref>Spielman AF, Ghumman A, Panthaki Z, Lessard AS. Neisseria elongata osteomyelitis: Literature review and case report in a 63-year-old male presenting with progressive right-handed redness, swelling and pain. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020;73:228-230. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022]. Epub 2020 Jul 16. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32717677/ PMID]: 32717677; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7385039/ PMC7385039].</ref>

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Neisseria elongata''}}

== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* A non-motile [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] (rather than coccus) within the genus [[Genus::Neisseria]]
* Catalase-[[Catalase::negative]] and superoxol-[[Superoxol::negative]]
* Part of the normal oropharyngeal flora

=== Clinical Manifestations ===

* Most case reports describe [[endocarditis]], though it is rare<ref>Youssef D, Marroush TS, Levine MT, Sharma M. Endocarditis due to ''Neisseria elongata'': A case report and review of the literature. Germs. 2019 Dec 2;9(4):188-192. doi: [https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2019.1176 10.18683/germs.2019.1176]. PMID: 32042725; PMCID: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6942657/ PMC6942657].</ref>
** High rates of perivalvular abscess and valvular perforation
** Mostly in young men with underlying valvular abnormalities
* Even more rarely, [[osteomyelitis]]<ref>Spielman AF, Ghumman A, Panthaki Z, Lessard AS. Neisseria elongata osteomyelitis: Literature review and case report in a 63-year-old male presenting with progressive right-handed redness, swelling and pain. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020;73:228-230. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.022]. Epub 2020 Jul 16. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32717677/ PMID]: 32717677; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7385039/ PMC7385039].</ref>

== Management ==

* Usually susceptible to [[amoxicillin]], [[gentamicin]], and [[ciprofloxacin]]
* May have reduced susceptibility to [[ceftriaxone]]

[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]