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Eikenella corrodens

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Ei·ken·el·la cor·ro·dens (k-nl k-rdnz)
n.
A rod-shaped, gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium normally in the adult human oral cavity but which may become an opportunistic pathogen, especially in immunocompromised individuals.

EIA,
n the abbreviation for enzyme immunoassay; better known as
ELISA for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, used to detect the presence of HIV antibody to HIV in the blood.
Eikenella corrodens
(īknel krod´nz),
n.pr a gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that is part of the normal flora of the oral cavity but may become an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients.


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Although rare, infective endocarditis is caused by gram-negative organisms such as the HACEK (Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingae) group, Bartonella spp.
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).
Other bacterial organisms isolated from these wounds included Weeksella zoohelcum, Eikenella corrodens, Pasteurella multocida, Staphylococcus aureus, and Corynebacterium spp.
 
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