Diagnosis
Usually a cause of endocarditis, they can occur in any infection above the diaphragm (the muscle that moves air, not the birth control).
Epidemiologic Risks
Part of normal oral flora.
Microbiology
Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus , Haemophilus paraphrophilus, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominus, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingii.
Empiric Therapy
See each organism.
Pearls
Slow growers, it may take 2 or three weeks for the blood cultures to become positive.
Last update: 05/05/18