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* Fastidious bacteria that can cause infective endocarditis (3% of native valve infections) |
* Fastidious bacteria that can cause [[infective endocarditis]] (3% of native valve infections) |
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* Normal human oral flora |
* Normal human [[oral flora]] |
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* [[Haemophilus parainfluenzae]] and, rarely, [[Haemophilus influenzae]] |
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* ''Haemophilus'' spp. |
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* [[Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans]] and [[Aggregatibacter aphrophilus]] (two most common causes within the HACEK group) |
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** ''H. parainfluenzae'' |
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** ''H. aphrophilus'' |
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** ''H. paraphrophilus'' |
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* ''Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans andaphrophilus'' |
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[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]] |
[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]] |
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[[Category:Infectious diseases]] |
Latest revision as of 03:18, 28 December 2022
- Fastidious bacteria that can cause infective endocarditis (3% of native valve infections)
- Normal human oral flora
Species
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae and, rarely, Haemophilus influenzae
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (two most common causes within the HACEK group)
- Cardiobacterium hominis
- Eikenella corrodens
- Kingella kingae