Table 2.
Distribution of focal infections divided into genera and species
| Genus/species | Bacteremia | IE | Unknown focus | Abdominal | Urinary tract | Wound | Oral | Respiratory | Joint | Spinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All HACEK episodes | 118 | 27 | 47 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Haemophilus species^ | 36 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. parainfluenzae | 29 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. haemolyticus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. parahaemolyticus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggregatibacter species | 36 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. aphrophilus | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A. segnis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiobacterium hominis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eikenella corrodens | 31 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingella kingae | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
^One BC isolate only assigned to the genus level, a dental infection