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HACEK,
acronym for Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, and Kingella, microorganisms associated with infective endocarditis.
HACEK
Acronym for bacteria that cause infective endocarditis–Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella spp. See Infective endocarditis.
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Nearly all microorganisms can cause infective endocarditis especially gram-positive cocci and the so-called HACEK microorganisms (1).
A rare pathogen causing endocarditis: Streptococcus ... by Senses, Zeynep; Yokusoglu, Mehmet; Oz, Bilgehan Savas; Guclu, Aylin Uskudar; Erdem, Hakan; Baysan, O / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
Antibiotic treatment of adults with infective endocarditis due to streptococci, enterococci, staphylococci, and HACEK microorganislns.
Streptococcus sinensis endocarditis outside Hong Kong by Uckay, Ilker; Rohner, Peter; Bolivar, Ignacio; Ninet, Beatrice; Djordjevic, Marina; Nobre, Vandack; / Emerging Infectious Diseases
But Czech coach Ivan Hacek, in charge of St Etienne, also fancies working with his compatriot.
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