Viridans streptococci are still under investigation concerning epidemiology, pathogenesis
and clinical presentations. We aimed to investigate the clinical presentations and outcomes …

We have retrospectively evaluated 24 sepsis episodes caused by viridans streptococci in 23
neutropenic children during a 21 months period at the Pediatric Hematology Unit of St. Louis …

Background and Purpose: Viridans streptococci (VS) are part of the normal flora of humans,
but are fast emerging as pathogens causing bacteremia in neutropenic patients. The clinical …

Streptococcus mitis is a bacterium traditionally regarded as a normal commensal of the
oropharynx, skin, and intestinal and genital tracts. To our knowledge, we describe the first …

A 54-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis (PD) was hospitalized with peritonitis with a
high body temperature, abdominal pain and cloudy peritoneal fluid. She progressively fell …

Our aim was to determine the significance of species identification and penicillin
susceptibility of viridans streptococci in children with malignancies. Streptococcus mitis …

Clinically significant infections with organisms of the Stre... : The Pediatric Infectious Disease
Journal Clinically significant infections with organisms of the Streptococcus milleri group : The …

In recent years viridans streptococcus has emerged as a new and significant cause of
neonatal septicemia. This article reports our experience over a 6-year period with respect to …

We report the case of an immunocompetent 6-month-old boy with a lung abscess and
empyema caused by Streptococcus intermedius detected only from anaerobic cultures …

Group milleri streptococci (GMS) comprise a heterogeneous group of streptococci, including
the species intermedius, constellatus, and anginosus together with rare betahemolytic …