Ei·ken·el·la cor·ro·dens (  k -n l k-r dnz)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.
ELISA for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, used to detect the presence of HIV antibody to HIV in the blood.
Eikenella corrodens
(īk
nel 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.
nel 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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