Viridans group streptococci: Difference between revisions

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== Organisms ==
 
== Organisms ==
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* ''S. anginosus'' group (previously milleri group): most likely to cause invasive pyogenic infections similar to ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''
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* [[Streptococcus anginosus group|''Streptococcus anginosus'' group]] (previously milleri group): most likely to cause invasive pyogenic infections similar to ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''
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** ''S. anginosus''
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** ''[[Streptococcus anginosus]]''
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** ''S. intermedius''
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** ''[[Streptococcus intermedius]]''
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** ''S. constellatus''
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** ''[[Streptococcus constellatus]]''
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* ''S. mitis'' group
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* [[Streptococcus mitis group|''Streptococcus mitis'' group]]
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** ''S. mitis''
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** ''[[Streptococcus mitis]]''
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** ''S. oralis''
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** ''[[Streptococcus oralis]]''
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* ''S. sanguinis'' group
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* [[Streptococcus sanguinis group|''Streptococcus sanguinis'' group]]
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** ''S. gordonii''
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** ''[[Streptococcus gordonii]]''
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** ''S. sanguinis''
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** ''[[Streptococcus sanguinis]]''
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** ''S. parasanguinis''
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** ''[[Streptococcus parasanguinis]]''
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* ''S. salivarius'' group
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* [[Streptococcus salivarius group|''Streptococcus salivarius'' group]]
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** ''S. salivarius''
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** ''[[Streptococcus salivarius]]''
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** ''S. vestibularis''
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** ''[[Streptococcus vestibularis]]''
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** ''S. thermophilus''
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** ''[[Streptococcus thermophilus]]''
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* ''S. mutans'' group
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* [[Streptococcus mutans group|''Streptococcus mutans'' group]]
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** ''S. mutans''
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** ''[[Streptococcus mutans]]''
   
 
== Further Reading ==
 
== Further Reading ==

Revision as of 22:20, 21 July 2022

Microbiology

  • Gram-positive cocci
  • Commensal oral flora

Organisms

Further Reading

  • It’s 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