HACEK

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Etymology[edit]

Acronym.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæsɛk/, /ˈheɪsɛk/

Noun[edit]

HACEK

  1. (medicine, often attributively) Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (the former name of Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans), Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingaefive gram-negative bacilli that are typically regarded as fastidious or difficult to culture and which can cause bacterial endocarditis.
    HACEK organisms

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