Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis confirmed by nucleic acid amplification assays performed on aortic valve tissue

Ulla S Nielsen, Jane B Knudsen, Lisbeth N Pedersen, Jens K Møller

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Abstract

The Aptima Combo 2 assay is proposed as a rapid method of diagnosing Neisseria gonorrhoeae endocarditis or other suspected disseminated gonococcal disease.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume47
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)865-7
Number of pages3
ISSN0095-1137
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aortic Valve/microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy
  • Gonorrhea/diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae/isolation & purification
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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