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* '''Nose/sinuses:''' ''Streptococcus'' spp (especially ''S. milleri''), ''Haemophilus'' spp, ''Bacteroides'' spp, ''Fusobacterium'' spp |
* '''Nose/sinuses:''' ''Streptococcus'' spp (especially ''S. milleri''), ''Haemophilus'' spp, ''Bacteroides'' spp, ''Fusobacterium'' spp |
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* '''Congenital cardiac malformations''' (especially right-to-left shunts): ''Streptococcus'' spp |
* '''Congenital cardiac malformations''' (especially right-to-left shunts): ''Streptococcus'' spp |
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* Plus '''anaerobes''', which are common |
* Plus '''anaerobes''', which are common |
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Revision as of 12:10, 13 August 2019
Microbiology
- Nose/sinuses: Streptococcus spp (especially S. milleri), Haemophilus spp, Bacteroides spp, Fusobacterium spp
- Teeth: Streptococcus spp, Bacteroides spp, Prevotella spp, Fusobacterium spp, Haemophilus spp
- Ears: Enterobacteriaceae, Streptococcus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteroides spp
- Lungs: Streptococcus spp, Fusobacterium spp, Actinomyces spp
- Urinary tract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp
- Penetrating head trauma: Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter spp, Clostridium spp
- Neurosurgery: Staphylococcus spp, Streptococcus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp
- Endocarditis: Viridans streptococci, S. aureus
- Congenital cardiac malformations (especially right-to-left shunts): Streptococcus spp
- Plus anaerobes, which are common
