title: Granulicatella infection: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Granulicatella species, along with the genus Abiotrophia, were originally known as 'nutritionally variant streptococci'. They are a normal component of the oral flora, but have been associated with a variety of invasive infections in man and are most noted as a cause of bacterial endocarditis. It is often advised that Granulicatella endocarditis should be treated in the same way as enterococcal endocarditis. We review here the published data concerning diagnosis and treatment of Granulicatella infection, and include some observations from local cases, including four cases of endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.|Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cargill
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: Katharine S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gascoyne-Binzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan A T
authors.initials: JAT
authors.lastname: Sandoe
mesh_terms: D056568:Carnobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male