Streptococcus bacteremia

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Streptococcus bacteremia /

Background

Risk of Infective Endocarditis

Species Risk of IE Number of BSIs
Streptococcus pneumoniae 1.2% 2,598
Streptococcus dysgalactiae 6.6% 901
Streptococcus pyogenes 1.9% 592
Streptococcus agalactiae 9.1% 441
Streptococcus anginosus group 4.8% 437
Streptococcus mitis or oralis 19.4% 408
Streptococcus gallolyticus 30.7% 225
Streptococcus salivarius 5.8% 191
Streptococcus sanguinis 34.6% 133
Streptococcus parasanguinis 10.3% 107
Streptococcus gordonii 44.2% 95
Streptococcus constellatus <4% 91
Streptococcus mutans 47.9% 48
Streptococcus thermophilus <4% 45
Granulicatella adiacens 12.2% 41
Streptococcus intermedius 0% 40
Streptococcus vestibularis low 26
Streptococcus lutetiensis low 23
Streptococcus infantarius low 14
Streptococcus equinus low 12
Streptococcus peroris 0 10
Streptococcu cristatus or sinensis 44% 9
Streptococcus massiliensis 0 5
Granulicatella elegans 0 5
Streptococcus pluranimalium 0 <4
Streptococcus equi 0 <4
Streptococcus sobrinus 0 <4
Streptococcus suis 0 <4
Streptococcus alactolyticus 0 <4
  • Other risk factors include ≥3 positive BC bottles, prosthetic valve, native valve disease, cardiac device, previous endocarditis, and male sex (in descending order of important)

Investigations

  • For non-β-hemolytic streptococci, consider using the HANDOC score to risk stratify for need for echocardiography
    • Can effectively exclude the diagnosis of IE without needing imaging
  • Alternatively, can use an approach based on species, number of positive blood culture bottles, and presence of risk factors (native valve disease, previous IE, prosthetic valve, or cardiac device)1
Risk Species <3 Bottles ≥3 Bottles
No RFs RFs No RFs RFs
low Streptococcus intermedius no echo TTE
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
moderate Streptococcus agalactiae no echo TTE TTE+TEE
Streptococcus anginosus
Streptococcus constellatus
Streptococcus dysgalactiae
Streptococcus salivarius
Streptococcus thermophilus
high Granulicatella adiacens TTE TTE+TEE
Streptococcus mitis/oralis
Streptococcus parasanguinis
very high Streptococcus gallolyticus TTE+TEE
Streptococcus gordonii
Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus sanguinis

References

  1. ^  Torgny Sunnerhagen, Amanda Törnell, Maria Vikbrant, Bo Nilson, Magnus Rasmussen. HANDOC: A Handy Score to Determine the Need for Echocardiography in Non-β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Bacteremia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017;66(5):693-698. doi:10.1093/cid/cix880.