title: Clinical significance of viridans streptococci isolated from blood cultures.
abstract: The clinical significance of viridans streptococci isolated from the blood cultures of 86 patients was determined. Isolates that were significant or suggestive of infection represented only 21% of the cases. Among 54 isolates for which the species was known, Streptococcus sanguis II was the most common. However, a significant association between species and clinical significance was not found.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000302:isolation & purification