Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Clinical Isolates of HACEK Organisms

Overview

Journal Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2013 Feb 14

PMID 23403420

Citations 13

Authors

Bryan Coburn

Baldwin Toye

Prasad Rawte

Frances B Jamieson

David J Farrell

Samir N Patel

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Abstract

The "HACEK" organisms are a group of fastidious Gram-negative bacteria that cause a variety of infections, including infective endocarditis. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not universally available, and therapy for these infections is often empirical. We report the antimicrobial susceptibilities of 70 clinical HACEK isolates to 18 antimicrobials. All isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone and levofloxacin, indicating that these agents remain appropriate empirical choices for the treatment of infections with this group of organisms.

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