Staphylococcus pseudintermedius colonizes and is a pathogen of dogs and is being
increasingly recognized from specimens from humans with various infections. We describe a …

COLLEAGUES-Staphylococci are the most common etiologic agents of catheter-associated
infections. Because coagulasenegative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureusare often …

Infective endocarditis caused by viridans streptococci is a well-described disease.
Streptococcus viridans is also an important etiologic agent causing septicaemia in …

Use of fluoroquinolones for antimicrobial prophylaxis during neutropenia is often cited as a
significant predisposing factor for viridans group streptococcus (VGS) bacteraemia. Newer …

Background. Gram-negative bacteremia in children, a major cause of morbidity and
mortality, may in part be induced by intensive treatment procedures and nonspecific use of …

The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate 120 cases of viridans streptococcal
bacteraemia (VSB) in 117 patients in major university hospitals in Slovakia in 2000–2002 (3 …

Gram-positive infections are being reported with increasing frequency in children with
haematological malignancies. Staphylococcus epidermidis, once considered a non …

Between 1972 and 1989, the incidence of viridans streptococcal bacteremia at the
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston increased from one case per …

A retrospective evaluation was conducted to determine which children admitted for fever and
neutropenia required empiric vancomycin therapy, and to develop a clinical pathway for …

The Streptococcus milleri group is associated with a spectrum of serious suppurative
infections that have not been well defined. The purposes of this study were to ascertain the …