Background Streptococcus oralis belongs to the Streptococcus mitis group and is part of the
normal flora of the nasal and oropharynx (Koneman et al., The Gram-positive cocci part II …

Streptococcus oralis is part of the normal flora of the oropharyngeal, nasal, gastrointestinal
and genitourinary tracts. Classically, it shows low pathogenicity and virulence, but can very …

An 81-year-old man with a history of gingival bleeding presented with a fever, headache,
and drowsiness. His mouth and full dentures were unsanitary. Laboratory tests revealed …

A 48-y-old woman, with a previous history of neurosurgical intervention for a trigeminal
neurinoma, presented with acute meningitis due to Streptococcus salivarius. There were …

Streptococcus salivarius is a common inhabitant of the oral mucosa that has been
associated with infection in different sites (4). Meningeal infection by this species, generally …

Viridans streptococcus, an indigenous bacterial species of the mouth and gastrointestinal
tract, is thought to be a rare cause of bacterial meningitis. The type of streptococcus involved …

A newborn male infant was admitted to the neonatal unit with suspected early onset
neonatal sepsis for monitoring and intravenous antibiotics. Despite his initial normal clinical …

Background Although Streptococcus intermedius has been recognized as an important
pathogen for abscess formation outside the central nervous system, the Streptococcus …

We report a case of Streptococcus bovis (Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus)
meningitis, a rare cause of central nervous system (CNS) infection in an adult, and comment …

Streptococci other than Streptococcus pneumoniae are a rare cause of bacterial meningitis
in adults. We report 29 cases of streptococcal meningitis (1977–1997). The patients …