Nutritionally variant streptococci
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Background
- Require pyridoxine (vitamin B6) supplementation to group
- Also called pyridoxal-dependent or stalliting streptococci
Organisms
Clinical Manifestations
- Subacute bacterial endocarditis is the most well-known disease association
Management
Antibiotic | Abiotrophia defectiva | Granulicatella adiacens | Granulicatella elegans |
---|---|---|---|
Penicillin | 14 to 57% | 34 to 82% | 80 to 100% |
Ampicillin | 86% | 100% | 100% |
Piperacillin | 0% | 53% | 100% |
Cefazolin | 29% | 88% | 100% |
Ceftriaxone | 92 to 100% | 22 to 76% | 90 to 100% |
Ceftazidime | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Imipenem | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Meropenem | 72 to 81% | 87 to 95% | 91% |
Gentamicin | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Ciprofloxacin | 100% | 18% | 17% |
Levofloxacin | 100% | 97 to 100% | 92% |
Minocycline | 57% | 94% | 100% |
Vancomycin | 100% | 100% | 83 to 100% |
TMP-SMX | 14% | 0% | 17% |
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.