Abiotrophia
From IDWiki
Abiotrophia
- Previously known as nutritionally-variant streptococci
- Gram-positive coccus
- Grows on chocolate but not blood agar
- Often a skin contaminant, but can cause line infections, device infections, and endocarditis
- Usually susceptible to penicillin, ceftriaxone, and carbapenems, but cefazolin is not reliable1
References
- ^ Taisei Kanamoto, Shigemi Terakubo, Hideki Nakashima. Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Oral Isolates of Abiotrophia and Granulicatella According to the Consensus Guidelines for Fastidious Bacteria. Medicines. 2018;5(4):129. doi:10.3390/medicines5040129.
