title: Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus (the Streptococcus milleri group): association with different body sites and clinical infections.
abstract: The associations of Streptococcus intermedius, S. constellatus, and S. anginosus (the three species of the S. milleri group) with clinical infections and sites of isolation were investigated by using a simple biochemical scheme to identify a collection of 153 clinical isolates. S. intermedius was associated with abscesses of the brain and liver, while both S. anginosus and S. constellatus were isolated from a wider range of sites and infections. S. anginosus strains predominated in both genitourinary and gastrointestinal sources and exhibited a wider range of phenotypes, particularly in the ability to ferment mannitol and/or raffinose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Microbiology, London Hospital Medical College, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Whiley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beighton
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Winstanley
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hardie
mesh_terms: D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology