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HACEK endocarditis: a review.
Authors: Sharara SL, Tayyar R, Kanafani ZA, Kanj SS Abstract The HACEK group referring to Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae, is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. It causes the majority of Gram-negative endocarditis cases. It has a higher risk of embolization and stroke and tends to affect younger individuals when compared to non-HACEK endocarditis. The modified Duke criteria for diagnosing infective endocarditis apply to HACEK endocarditis but the HACEK group tends to have larger vegetations on echocardiography. Furthermo...
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - April 30, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther Source Type: research