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Cardiobacterium

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Cardiobacterium /Car·dio·bac·te·ri·um/ (-bak-tēr´e-um) a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, fermentative, rod-shaped bacteria, part of the normal flora of the nose and throat, and also isolated from the blood.
Cardiobacterium ho´minis  a species that is an etiologic agent of endocarditis.
Cardiobacterium,
a gram-negative genus of facultative anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria that is part of the normal flora of the human nasopharynx region. It is associated with endocarditis, causing 5%-10% of cases.
Cardiobacterium [kahr´de-o-bak-tēr´e-um]
a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that are part of the normal flora of the nose and throat; C. ho´minis is a cause of endocarditis.
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Invasiveness also may be a specific characteristic of the bacterium; phylogenetic methods placed the genus Schineria in a subgroup that included human pathogens Cardiobacterium, Francisella, Coxiella, and Legionella.
Isolation of Schineria sp. from a man by Jumas-Bilak, Estelle / Emerging Infectious Diseases
In summary, while the endocarditis-associated classic Gram negative bacteria, HACEK (an acronym that refers to Haemophilus species, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been well documented, the emergence of Providencia stuartii as a source of endocarditis has not been established.
Infective endocarditis due to Providencia stuartii by Tandon, Neeraj / Southern Medical Journal
It is most commonly associated with a group of gram-negative bacilli collectively known as HACEK (for Hemophilus parainfluenzae, H aphrophilus, Hemophilus paraphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae).
Multiple intraparenchymal parotid calculi: a case report and review ... by Woolley, Audie L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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