<prompt> Which is not a pa of HACEK ?Hemophilus AphrophilusAcinetobacter BoumaniCardiobacterium HominisKingella Kingae  <response>: Acinetobacter Boumani The acromym HACEK refers to a group of fastidious slow growing bacteria normally resident in the mouth which can sometimes cause severe infections paicularly endocarditis. The group inludes:- H aemophilus species parainfluenzal, aprophilus, paraphrophilus A ctinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans C ardiobacterium hominis E ikenella corrodens and K ingella kingae Also k low Blood cultures from HACEK patients take 7 to 30 days to become positive Antibiotic sensitivity tests are essential for effective therapy as drug resistance is very common. 