Viridans group streptococci: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 11:45, 6 March 2020
Microbiology
- Gram-positive cocci
- Commensal oral flora
Organisms
- S. anginosus group (previously milleri group): most likely to cause invasive pyogenic infections similar to Staphylococcus aureus
- S. anginosus
- S. intermedius
- S. constellatus
- S. mitis group
- S. mitis
- S. oralis
- S. sanguinis group
- S. gordonii
- S. sanguinis
- S. parasanguinis
- S. salivarius group
- S. salivarius
- S. vestibularis
- S. thermophilus
- S. mutans group
- S. mutans
Further Reading
- Itβs Not Easy Being Green: the Viridans Group Streptococci, with a Focus on Pediatric Clinical Manifestations. J Clin Microbiol. 2010;48(11):3829-3835. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01563-10
References
- ^ Sejong Chun, Hee Jae Huh, Nam Yong Lee. Species-Specific Difference in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Among Viridans Group Streptococci. Annals of Laboratory Medicine. 2015;35(2):205-211. doi:10.3343/alm.2015.35.2.205.
