Which is not a pa of HACEK ?
Correct Answer: Acinetobacter Boumani
Description: Acinetobacter Boumani The acromym HACEK refers to a group of fastidious slow growing bacteria normally resident in the mouth which can sometimes cause severe infections paicularly endocarditis. The group inludes:- H aemophilus species (parainfluenzal, aprophilus, paraphrophilus) A ctinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans C ardiobacterium hominis E ikenella corrodens and K ingella kingae Also k low Blood cultures from HACEK patients take 7 to 30 days to become positive Antibiotic sensitivity tests are essential for effective therapy as drug resistance is very common.
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