Acute Septic Arthritis and Skin Abscess Caused byNeisseria cinerea

Infective Endocarditis Caused byNeisseria cinereain a 7-Year-Old Girl Who Had Undergone Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement

“…This microbe is known as a non-pathogenic strain that does not usually cause disease [1][2][3][4]. Some cases caused by N. cinerea have been reported however, including ophthalmia neonatorum [2], nosocomial pneumonia [3], bacterial peritonitis [5], proctitis [6], tricuspid valve endocarditis [7], meningitis [8,10], acute septic arthritis and skin abscess [9].…”

“…Nevertheless, a variety of diseases caused by N. cinerea have been reported as follows; ophthalmia neonatorum [2], nosocomial pneumonia [3], recurrent bacterial peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patient [5], proctitis [6], endocarditis [7], meningitis and septicemia [8]. However, in Korea, cases of acute septic arthritis and skin abscess [9], and meningitis [10] caused by N. cinerea were reported. A case of endocarditis caused by N. cinerea has not yet reported in Korea.…”