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Gonococcal Endocarditis Diagnosed by PCR

Case highlights diagnostic challenges when blood cultures are negative and embolic complications are present

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    Case of gonococcal infective endocarditis in a 53-year-old male.

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    Presented with cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation.

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    Initial tests showed persistently negative blood cultures.

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    Diagnosed using polymerase chain reaction of valvular tissue.

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    Experienced complications post-mitral valve replacement, requiring re-exploration.

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    Important to assess sexual history for accurate diagnosis.

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    Neisseria gonorrhoeae can lead to rapid valve destruction and embolic complications.

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Gonococcal Endocarditis Diagnosed by PCR

  • by Julie Greenbaum

  • March 25, 2026

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