| Current Therapy of Infectious Disease |
| David Schlossberg |
| PART 5: |
SPECIFIC PATHOGENS AND INFECTIONS
Bacteria |
| 133 |
HACEK
Christopher H. Cabell · Daniel J. Sexton |
PROGNOSIS
Patients with endocarditis caused by HACEK group organisms have a favorable prognosis. In general, there is a low complication and mortality rate, and most infections can be cured without surgical intervention. This is true in native valve as well as prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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