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- initialism pathology Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (the former name of Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans), Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae — five
gram -negativebacilli that are typically associated with beingfastidious or difficult toculture and which can cause bacterialendocarditis .
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