Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus (the Streptococcus milleri group): association with different body sites and clinical infections

J Clin Microbiol. 1992 Jan;30(1):243-4. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.1.243-244.1992.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Central Nervous System Diseases / microbiology
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / microbiology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Organ Specificity
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Species Specificity
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / pathology
  • Streptococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology