Association between HACEK bacteraemia and endocarditis

Haur Sen Yew; Stephen T. Chambers; Sally A. Roberts; David J. Holland; Kylie A. Julian; Nigel J. Raymond; Justin Beardsley; Kerry M. Read; David R. Murdoch

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.070060-0

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Association between HACEK bacteraemia and endocarditis

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Association between HACEK bacteraemia and endocarditis

Haur Sen Yew, Stephen T. Chambers, Sally A. Roberts, David J. Holland, Kylie A. Julian, Nigel J. Raymond, Justin Beardsley, Kerry M. Read and David R. Murdoch

Journal of medical microbiology, Vol.63(6), pp.892-895

01/06/2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.070060-0

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Abstract

Microbiology

bacteraemia

HACEK group

endocarditis

We retrospectively examined medical records of 87 patients with bacteraemia caused by members of the HACEK group (Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, Aggregatibacter paraphrophilus, Cardiobacterium spp., Eikenella corrodens and Kingella spp.) to determine whether endocarditis was present, as defined by the Duke criteria. The overall positive predictive value (PPV) of HACEK bacteraemia for endocarditis was 60%. The PPV varied with different HACEK species from 0% (E. corrodens) to 1000% (A. actinomycetemcomitans).

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Record Identifier: 9926516754301891
Title: Association between HACEK bacteraemia and endocarditis
Creators: Haur Sen Yew
Stephen T. Chambers
Sally A. Roberts
David J. Holland
Kylie A. Julian
Nigel J. Raymond
Justin Beardsley
Kerry M. Read
David R. Murdoch
Publication Details: Journal of medical microbiology, Vol.63(6), pp.892-895
Academic Unit: Pathology and Molecular Medicine (UOC)
Publisher: Microbiology Society
Date published ; e-published: 01/06/2014
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Journal article