BACKGROUND: Streptococcus mitis is prevalent in the normal flora of the oropharynx, the
female genital tract, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. Although it is usually considered to have …

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 …

The genetically diverse viridans group streptococci (VGS) are increasingly recognized as
the cause of a variety of human diseases. We used a recently developed multilocus …

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 …

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 …

His medical history indicated a high consumption of tobacco and alcohol over a long period
of time and arteriopathy of the lower limbs. He was noted to be edentulous. Although the …

Streptococcus mitis, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, is a member of Viridans Group
Streptococci (VGS). Generally recognized as a causative agent of invasive diseases in …

A baby girl became ill 2 days after a normal delivery. Streptococcus mitis was isolated from
the cerebrospinal fluid, and she recovered uneventfully on treatment with penicillin and, for …

• Twenty strains ofStreptococcus mitiswere isolated from blood or body fluids at the
Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center from Jan 1, 1981, to April 30, 1984 …