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Which is not a pa of HACEK ?

A
Hemophilus Aphrophilus
B
Acinetobacter Boumani
C
Cardiobacterium Hominis
D
Kingella Kingae
High-Yield Explanation
Acinetobacter Boumani The acromym HACEK refers to a group of fastidious slow growing bacteria normally resident in the mouth which can sometimes cause severe infections paicularly endocarditis. The group inludes:- H aemophilus species (parainfluenzal, aprophilus, paraphrophilus) A ctinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans C ardiobacterium hominis E ikenella corrodens and K ingella kingae Also k low Blood cultures from HACEK patients take 7 to 30 days to become positive Antibiotic sensitivity tests are essential for effective therapy as drug resistance is very common.

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