Viridans-group streptococcal infections in immunocompromised hosts

JL Shenep - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2000 - Elsevier
Viridans streptococci, a diverse group of streptococcal species… to development of viridans
streptococcal sepsis are: profound … may be tentatively identified as viridans group streptococci. …

It's not easy being green: the viridans group streptococci, with a focus on pediatric clinical manifestations

CD Doern, BD Carey-Ann - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
… The viridans group streptococci (VGS) are a heterogeneous group of organisms that can be
… In general, Streptococcus mitis group organisms are resistant to more antimicrobial agents …

Emergence of high rates of antimicrobial resistance among viridans group streptococci in the United States

GV Doern, MJ Ferraro, AB Brueggemann… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
… of viridans group streptococci is … viridans group streptococci. By using penicillin MIC
breakpoints recently established by the NCCLS for specific application to viridans group streptococci

[HTML][HTML] Viridans group streptococci: a reservoir of resistant bacteria in oral cavities

A Bryskier - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2002 - Elsevier
… The worldwide spread of erythromycin A-resistant streptococci, including Streptococcus
pneumoniae, is of concern. Many studies have demonstrated that the viridans group streptococci

Milleri group streptococcus—a stepchild in the viridans family

Y Siegman-Igra, Y Azmon, D Schwartz - European journal of clinical …, 2012 - Springer
… representation of Streptococcus constellatus in bacteremia. Milleri group streptococci are
common in clinical practice and play a different pathogenic role to other viridans streptococci. …

The viridans group streptococci

Y Maeda, CE Goldsmith, WA Coulter… - … and Research in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Streptococcus, which are characterized by a greening of the blood in blood agar, on which
they are normally grown. Oral streptococci … four groups: the salivarius rRNA homology group, …

Identification of clinically relevant viridans group streptococci to the species level by PCR

F Garnier, G Gerbaud, P Courvalin… - Journal of clinical …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
… of clinically relevant viridans group streptococci. Viridans group streptococci form an …
Viridans streptococci do not possess a specific group antigen and show variable reactions …

[HTML][HTML] Species-specific difference in antimicrobial susceptibility among viridans group streptococci

S Chun, HJ Huh, NY Lee - Annals of Laboratory Medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Viridans group streptococci (VGS) represent a diverse group of potentially pathogenic gram-…
of beta-hemolytic streptococci, enterococci, and pneumococci from the streptococci. Indeed, …

[HTML][HTML] Population structure and characterization of viridans group streptococci (VGS) including Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from adult patients with cystic …

Y Maeda, JS Elborn, MD Parkins, J Reihill… - Journal of Cystic …, 2011 - Elsevier
… Oral streptococci are largely composed of members of the viridans group streptococci (VGS), …
bacteria are categorized in four groups: the salivarius rRNA homology group, including …

Classification and identification of the viridans streptococci

AL Coykendall - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1989 - Am Soc Microbiol
… tion, exceptions abound: some types of Streptococcus anginosus are beta-… streptococci can
also be defined in a practical way by the exclusion of other streptococci; the viridans group is …