Bacterial endocarditis due to Eikenella corrodens: a case report.
Of all the causes of bacterial endocarditis, HACEK group consisting of Haemophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella Kingae are rare causative agents. We report a case of bacterial endocarditis by E. corrodens, which is one of the members of the HACEK group.
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Department of Microbiology, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur - 760 004, Ganjam, Orissa, India.
Mishra
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Pattnaik
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Patnaik
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