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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

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 == Microbiology ==
-* '''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
-* '''Teeth:''' ''Streptococcus'' spp, ''Bacteroides'' spp, ''Prevotella'' spp, ''Fusobacterium'' spp, ''Haemophilus'' spp
+* '''Teeth:''' ''[[Streptococcus]]'' spp, ''[[Bacteroides]]'' spp, ''[[Prevotella]]'' spp, ''[[Fusobacterium]]'' spp, ''[[Haemophilus]]'' spp
-* '''Ears:''' ''Enterobacteriaceae'', ''Streptococcus'' spp, ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', ''Bacteroides'' spp
+* '''Ears:''' ''[[Enterobacteriaceae]]'', ''[[Streptococcus]]'' spp, ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]'', ''[[Bacteroides]]'' spp
-* '''Lungs:''' ''Streptococcus'' spp, ''Fusobacterium'' spp, ''Actinomyces'' spp
+* '''Lungs:''' ''[[Streptococcus]]'' spp, ''[[Fusobacterium]]'' spp, ''[[Actinomyces]]'' spp
-* '''Urinary tract:''' ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', ''Enterobacter'' spp
+* '''Urinary tract:''' ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]'', ''[[Enterobacter]]'' spp
-* '''Penetrating head trauma:''' ''Staphylococcus'' aureus, ''Enterobacter'' spp, ''Clostridium'' spp
+* '''Penetrating head trauma:''' ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'', ''[[Enterobacter]]'' spp, ''[[Clostridium]]'' spp
-* '''Neurosurgery:''' ''Staphylococcus'' spp, ''Streptococcus'' spp, ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', ''Enterobacter'' spp
+* '''Neurosurgery:''' ''[[Staphylococcus]]'' spp, ''[[Streptococcus]]'' spp, ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]'', ''[[Enterobacter]]'' spp
-* '''Endocarditis:''' Viridans streptococci, ''S. aureus''
+* '''Endocarditis:''' [[Viridans streptococci]], ''S. aureus''
-* '''Congenital cardiac malformations''' (especially right-to-left shunts): ''Streptococcus'' spp
+* '''Congenital cardiac malformations''' (especially right-to-left shunts): ''[[Streptococcus]]'' spp
-* Plus '''anaerobes''', which are common
+* Plus '''[[anaerobes]]''', which are common
 [[Category:CNS infections]]