Which is not a pa of HACEK ?
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.
Hemophilus Aphrophilus
Acinetobacter Boumani
Cardiobacterium Hominis
Kingella Kingae