Nutritionally variant streptococci
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Background
- Require pyridoxine (vitamin B6) supplementation to group
- Also called pyridoxal-dependent or stalliting streptococci
Organisms
Clinical Presentation
- Subacute bacterial endocarditis is the most well-known disease association
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.
