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characteristics of streptococcus milleri and streptococcus mitior from infected dental root canals.	morphological and physiological characteristics of 103 streptococcal isolates obtained from positive routine cultures of material from dental root canals at filling, were studied. the majority of the isolates were those which at a primary identification not fullfilled the criteria of enterococci, strep. sanguis, strep. mutans or strep. salivarius. only a few representative strains of the latter types were included in the study as a control of the method. the resemblance of the 103 isolates to 38 ...	1975	1061026
streptococcus milleri (guthof); an indigenous organism of the human oral cavity.		1975	1061530
pyogenic liver abscess caused by streptococcus milleri.	three clinically typical cases of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses are presented. in all three cases streptococus milleri was isolated from the pus and in two cases it was isolated from blood cultures also. the patients were successfully treated by surgical drainage and antibiotics.	1975	47082
letter: streptococcus milleri liver abscesses.		1976	55933
infection with minute-colony-forming beta-haemolytic streptococci.	one hundred and thirty-one strains of minute-colony-forming beta-haemolytic streptococci were isolated during the course of routine investigations in clinical bacteriology. each strain was examined for the presence of polysaccharide antigens of lancefield's groups a, c, g, and f and characterized in detail as to biochemical and cultural features. on the results of these tests it is concluded that the strains should be placed in the species streptococcus milleri. the clinical details relevant to ...	1976	956456
[brain abscess, caused by streptococcus milleri, in an 11 year old girl].		1976	1009850
dental caries induced by streptococcus milleri.		1977	270502
bacteriology of abscesses of the central nervous system: a multicentre prospective study.	pus from 46 patients with abscesses of the central nervous system (cns) was examined for bacteria; bacteria were found in all patients. streptococci were isolated from 36 patients and most isolates were streptococcus milleri, lancefield group f, ottens and winkler type o iii. staphylococci were isolated from nine patients, organisms of the bacteroides group from 11, proteus spp from seven, klebsiella aerogenes from one, and haemophilus aphrophilus from one. pure cultures predominated over mixed ...	1977	336141
streptococcus milleri in the appendix.	the appendix was investigated as a possible habitat of streptococcus milleri. both normal and inflamed appendices were examined and the isolation rates compared. s. milleri was present in a quarter of the normal appendices and more than half of those associated with apendicitis--a difference that was statistically highly significant. the isolation rates throughout were indepencent of age. there was a pronounced connection between the presence of s. milleri in the appendix and the purulent manife ...	1977	591633
serious infections caused by streptococcus milleri.	viridans streptococci continue to be the most common etiologic agents in bacterial endocarditis. the spectrum of diseases other than endocarditis caused by these organisms, however, has received sparse attention. moreover, little clinical information is available concerning the individual viridans streptococcal species. during the 16 months of this study, one species of viridans streptococci, streptococcus milleri, caused a surprising number of clinically significant suppurative infections. clin ...	1978	645741
a study of carbon dioxide-dependent strains of streptococcus milleri.	forty-four strains of non-haemolytic streptococci, from a variety of sites, that required co2 for aerobic growth were identified as streptococcus milleri. of these strains, 40 (90%) possessed the lancefield group-f antigen, the remainder being non-groupable with antisera to the group antigens a, c, f and g.	1978	660637
brain abscess due to streptococcus mg-intermedius (streptococcus milleri).	three cases of brain abscesses due to streptococcus mg-intermedius are reported, and the literature pertaining to this subject is reviewed. the importance of careful and complete identification of these etiological agents of infection is stressed. the clinical presentation, the origin of s. mg-intermedius producing brain abscess, and its relation to hepatic abscesses and endocarditis are discussed.	1978	670377
the relative cariogenicities of streptococcus milleri and other viridans group streptococci in gnotobiotic hooded rats.		1978	278551
streptococcus milleri (guthof) and streptococcus mutans in the mouths of infants before and after tooth eruption.		1978	299020
studies on streptococci resembling streptococcus milleri and on an associated surface-protein antigen.	ninety-nine strains of streptococci were isolated from 97 cases of pyogenic infections, most of which involved the teeth. physiological and serological tests were performed on these streptococci and on 37 strains of streptococci from culture collections. the results were used for a numerical classification. seventy-nine of the strains isolated from patients formed a cluster with streptococcus milleri and group-f reference strains, and were therefore considered as streptococci resembling s. mille ...	1978	82618
interactions between human serum proteins and oral streptococci reveal occurrence of receptors for aggregated beta 2-microglobulin.	a total of 31 strains of oral streptococci representing streptococcus mutans, streptococcus sanguis, streptococcus mitior, streptococcus salivarius, and streptococcus milleri were tested for possible binding of human immunoglobulins g, g1, g2, g3, g4, a1, a2, m1, and m2 and haptoglobin, hemoglobin, fibrinogen, and aggregated beta 2-microglobulin. radiolabeled beta 2-microglobulin in aggregated form showed affinity for 20 of the 31 strains tested. binding activity for the protein was found in str ...	1979	90015
occurrence and cultural features of streptococcus milleri in various body sites.	an investigation was made into the habitat of commensal strains of streptococcus milleri. these showed distinctive patterns of cultural features, dependent on their sites of origin, which were compared with those prevalent in strains grown from the appendix, 'anal' lesions, and bartholin's abscesses. a biotype, which showed a marked affinity for the vagina and produced acid from raffinose and melibiose, was identified.	1979	512036
mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to streptococcus milleri.		1979	582607
the cultural and biochemical characters of streptococcus milleri strains isolated from human sources.	a collection of 346 strains of streptococcus milleri from a variety of human sources was examined culturally and biochemically, and for the presence of lancefield group antigens. most of the strains were non-haemolytic and ungroupable, but 25% were beta haemolytic and 19% were alpha haemolytic; 28% possessed a group antigen (a, 5%; c, 6%, f, 14%, g, 3%). these antigens were present in 69% of beta-haemolytic but in only 13% of alpha-haemolytic or non-haemolytic strains; beta haemolysis occurred i ...	1979	762404
manganese antagonizes the inhibitory effect of fluoride on the glucose metabolism of streptococcus mutans.	manganese stimulated the utilization of glucose by streptococcus mutans, streptococcus sanguis, streptococcus mitior and streptococcus milleri. s. mutans serotype c strains formed larger amounts of intracellular polysaccharide, lactic acid and produced a lower terminal ph in glucose broth when grown in the presence of 0.5 mm mn. manganese stimulated the utilization of glucose by resting cell suspensions of each of the four oral streptococcal species examined. fluoride inhibited the utilization o ...	1980	7242378
streptococcus mg-intermedius (streptococcus milleri) septic arthritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.	streptococcus mg-intermedius (s. milleri) septic arthritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis is presented. the unusual nature of this infection and the difficulties with the identification of s. milleri are discussed.	1980	7354474
chronic meningitis in patients with dental infections.	4 patients with a history of initial fever 2--4 weeks passing on to fever peaks every 3rd to 6th day with afebrile intervals repeating for months are presented. three of them had dental infectious foci mainly in maxillar teeth and 1 patient was treated by a dentist 1 month before onset. none showed meningism or clinical signs of encephalitis. extensive investigations resulted only in findings from the central nervous system. the eeg was slightly pathological in all cases and papilloedema was fou ...	1980	7375823
streptococcus milleri causing treatable infection in perineal hidradenitis suppurativa.	streptococcus milleri was isolated from the active lesions of three patients with perineal hidradenitis suppurativa. in each patient, elimination of this organism by appropriate antibiotic therapy was accompanied by marked clinical improvement.	1980	7437303
microbiology of pyogenic liver abscess.	sixteen patients with pyogenic liver abscesses were studied over 10 years to discover the causative organisms of the condition. pus was subjected to gram-negative smear or gas-liquid chromatography to detect volatile acids characteristic of anaerobes and then cultured. all isolates were identified by conventional methods and tested for sensitivity to appropriate antimicrobial agents. bacteria were grown from the liver abscesses in all 16 patients. streptococcus milleri lancefield group f was the ...	1981	6794712
fatal streptococcus mg-intermedius (streptococcus milleri) meningitis in an adult.	a case of purulent meningitis in an adult caused by streptococcus mg-intermedius, also known as streptococcus milleri, is described. the intriguing taxonomical history of this organism and its association with mycoplasma pneumoniae pulmonary infections is reviewed. the incidence of central nervous system infections due to this organism is also discussed.	1982	6803577
pneumoarthropathy in septic arthritis caused by streptococcus milleri.		1982	6805799
virulence factors in streptococci.	in man streptococcal septicaemia is most often associated with the streptococci of lancefield's groups, a, b and d, with pneumococci, with streptococcus milleri and with viridans streptococci. the specific determinants of the ability of streptococci to establish infection and to invade the blood stream are only partially understood. even if fully comprehended, they would provide an incomplete picture of the factors responsible for the capacity of streptococci to produce a myriad of disease state ...	1982	6125028
an effect of communal caging on the streptococcal flora of the dental plaque of monkeys (macaca fascicularis).	22 monkeys were randomly allocated to one or other of 2 communes and fed a caries-promoting high sucrose diet. after 28 weeks commune 1 (13 monkeys) was found to harbour streptococcus mutans serotype e as the predominant streptococcal species, but no monkey in commune 2 harboured this serotype. instead the 9 monkeys of commune 2 harboured streptococcus milleri in their dental plaque. the significance of these observations on the use of monkeys as a model of human dental caries is discussed.	1982	7062714
bacteriocin production by streptococcus milleri.	bacteriocinlike activity was sought among 58 streptococcal strains using a deferred antagonism technique and 50 indicator strains. antagonist production was generally increased by glucose supplementation of brain heart infusion agar and reduced by addition of calcium carbonate. activity due to complete bacteriophage was excluded, as was toxic buildup of lactate, acetate, or ethanol. hydrogen peroxide activity was responsible for all, or part, of antagonist activity in streptococcus mutans tested ...	1982	7083071
intracranial abscess due to streptococcus milleri: a report of seven cases.		1982	7112137
brain abscesses associated with streptococcus milleri. a report of eight cases.		1982	7158219
fulminant neonatal sepsis due to streptococcus milleri.		1982	7185983
an evaluation of api-20 strep and isolation of streptococcus milleri.		1982	6754764
chronic meningitis caused by a penicillin-sensitive microorganism?	21 patients studied had persistent or progressive chronic meningitis not associated with a demonstrable infectious or other disease, except streptococcus milleri antigen in the cerebrospinal fluid of 1 patient. the cerebrospinal-fluid (csf) abnormalities consisted of a moderate, predominantly mononuclear, pleocytosis, a sharp rise in csf protein (mean 2.3 g/l), intrathecal synthesis of considerable quantities of oligoclonal immunoglobulin g, and, in half the patients, a fall in the csf-glucose/b ...	1983	6134962
streptococcus milleri causing infection in man.	we describe the microbiological and morphological characteristics of 151 strains of streptococcus milleri isolated during the course of routine bacteriological investigations. although these strains formed a fairly heterogeneous group, several constant features were identified which typify the species. strept. milleri emerged as a major cause of pyogenic infection, clinical disease being characterized by localized collections of pus in almost every organ system. bacteraemia due to strept. miller ...	1983	6342167
trimethylsilyl-sugar profiles of streptococcus milleri and streptococcus mitis.	seventy strains of 'viridans-group' streptococci were analysed gas chromatographically after preparation of trimethylsilyl ethers of their cellular sugars. the resulting profiles were evaluated as a possible aid to taxonomy. glycerol, glucose, galactose, n-acetyl-glucosamine and n-acetylmuramic acid were found in all strains, in varying amounts. rhamnose was the major neutral sugar in most strains, other than representatives of streptococcus mitis, which invariably had ribose and usually anhydro ...	1983	6409876
activation of rutin by human oral bacterial isolates to the carcinogen-mutagen quercetin.	oral streptococci, isolated from the mouths of 2 healthy subjects, hydrolysed innocuous rutin, a flavonoid glycoside, to its genotoxic aglycon quercetin, in vitro. the isolates were identified as streptococcus milleri. the glycosidase, rutinase, was studied in cell-free extracts derived from one of the isolates, grown anaerobically in batch cultures by the use of a bioassay, the ames test, in which s-9 was replaced by the cell-free extracts. this streptococcal rutinase was: constitutive, partly ...	1983	6579892
predominant cultivable microflora of plaque on removable dentures in patients with healthy oral mucosa.	plaque from the fitting surface of upper full dentures in eight patients with healthy palatal mucosa was studied. to characterize the predominant cultivable flora, 916 isolates (100-128 from each sample) were subcultured from anaerobic roll-tubes. streptococci constituted 0-81 per cent (median, 41 per cent) of the isolates with varying proportions of streptococcus milleri, streptoccus mutans, streptococcus salivarius, streptococcus mitior and streptococcus sanguis. staphylococcus aureus made up ...	1983	6579900
streptococcus milleri and surgical sepsis.	for many years viridans streptococci have been considered as commensal organisms in a wide variety of sites in the human body and only regarded as significant pathogens in subacute bacterial endocarditis. however, in recent years some reports have suggested that a particular species, streptococcus milleri, can be a virulent pathogen, producing life-threatening sepsis particularly in surgical patients. we review here our experience of this organism in 23 general surgical patients over a 3 year pe ...	1983	6830135
perineal crohn's disease complicated by pyogenic liver abscess during metronidazole therapy.	a patient with ileal and perineal crohn's disease developed a pyogenic liver abscess caused by streptococcus milleri. the perineal process had been treated with high-dose metronidazole for the preceding 6 mo, and culture of a perianal abscess 2 mo before admission revealed heavy growth of streptococcus milleri (which was misidentified as an anaerobic peptostreptococcus). this case illustrates the difficulty in correctly identifying streptococcus milleri, the most frequent isolate from pyogenic l ...	1983	6852451
[streptococcus milleri meningitis].		1983	6855340
[severe infections caused by streptococcus milleri].		1983	6855928
aneurysm of the mitral valve complicating streptococcus milleri endocarditis.		1983	6866883
streptococcus milleri liver abscesses associated with leiomyosarcoma of the ileum.		1983	6878106
streptococcus milleri empyema.	a 58-year-old woman who had recurrent aspiration due to atlantoaxial subluxation, a complication of rheumatoid arthritis, had s milleri empyema. this organism has been associated with purulent disease in previous series, and may be a relatively common but unrecognized cause of empyema.	1983	6623151
meningitis due to streptococcus milleri (streptococcus mg-intermedius).		1983	6623152
bacteriology of dental abscesses of endodontic origin.	aspirates have been cultured from 10 dental abscesses of endodontic origin, all of which had penetrated beyond the bony alveolus to produce fluctuant swelling. sampling was by syringe aspiration. strict anaerobic techniques, including the use of an anaerobic chamber, were used for serial dilution and plating. randomly selected colonies (100) from each culture were purified, characterized, and identified. seventy percent of the bacterial isolates were either strict anaerobes or microaerophilic. o ...	1983	6630460
distribution and incidence of viridans streptococcal species in routine clinical specimens.	five hundred consecutive isolates of viridans streptococci were identified to the species level in an effort to determine their distribution and incidence in routine clinical specimens. viridans streptococci accounted for significant percentages of streptococcal isolates from urine, wounds, body fluids, and blood. the most commonly isolated strains belonged to the streptococcus milleri, streptococcus mitis, streptococcus sanguis i, and streptococcus sanguis ii species. patient charts were review ...	1983	6637890
spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by a viridans streptococcus or neisseria perflava.	eight patients had nine episodes of presumed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (sbp) caused by commensal bacteria that usually inhabit the oropharynx, including neisseria perflava and the viridans streptococci streptococcus milleri, streptococcus mitis, and streptococcus sanguis. nonpurulent ascites (ascitic fluid wbc count, less than 1,000/cu mm) was present in four episodes, possibly caused by either bacterial colonization or early peritonitis; purulent ascites was present in five episodes. no ...	1983	6645030
possible heterogeneity of streptococcus milleri determined by dna mol % (guanine plus cytosine) measurement and physiological characterization.	dna base pair ratios (mol % guanine + cytosine) were calculated, for eighteen strains of streptococcus milleri, from measurements of dna melting temperature (tm). strains of vaginal origin which were also 'atypical' physiologically had a value of 40.3. the two culture collection of 'minute' beta-haemolytic strains of lancefield groups g and f had values of 36.8 and 38.8 mol%, respectively. three other reference strains had a dna guanine plus cytosine content ranging from 40.4 to 43.0 mol%, inclu ...	1983	6645981
pyogenic liver abscess caused by streptococcus milleri. case reports.	in recent years streptococcus milleri has emerged as an important cause of pyogenic liver abscess. whether this represents a changing epidemiological pattern or merely reflects the more widespread application of routine anaerobic bacterial culture techniques is unclear. the isolation of strept. milleri on culture of a blood specimen from a patient presenting with a pyrexial illness should alert the clinician to the possibility of an underlying liver abscess. although it is isolated anaerobically ...	1984	6701704
differentiation in throat cultures of group c and g streptococci from streptococcus milleri with identical antigens.		1984	6705772
the effect of growth rate on the adhesion of the oral bacteria streptococcus mutans and streptococcus milleri.	as a preliminary to measuring the hydrophobicity of continuous-culture cells, batch-grown cells of a number of streptococcus mutans strains were tested for their ability to adhere to hexadecane. the hydrophobic properties of such cells were markedly affected by experimental variables such as the composition of the growth medium and the buffer in which the cells were subsequently suspended. for example, the replacement of glucose by fructose in a chemically-defined growth medium (cdm) increased c ...	1984	6586118
the production of dental plaque and caries by the bacterium streptococcus salivarius in gnotobiotic wag/rij rats.	the abilities of ten strains of streptococcus salivarius to colonize rat molars and to induce caries were determined using mono-infected germ-free rats. scanning electron microscopy revealed the production of micro-colonies and spheroids by strep. salivarius on exposed surfaces of molar teeth, and abundant dense plaque formation in fissures. most strains colonized fissures and smooth surfaces as effectively as streptococcus mutans nctc 10832, yet produced no buccal or lingual lesions. the four k ...	1984	6589986
thoracic empyema due to streptococcus milleri: four cases.	four cases of streptococcus milleri empyema occurring over a six month period are reported. empyema was post-pneumonic in three patients and followed blunt abdominal and chest trauma in one patient. there was an absence of serious underlying disease in these patients and management consisted of tube drainage, lavage of the pleural space and prolonged intrapleural and systemically administered antibiotic therapy. complete recovery was achieved in three patients and a satisfactory result in the ot ...	1984	6595567
in-vivo dental plaque-forming ability and relative cariogenicity of the bacteria streptococcus mitis and streptococcus sanguis i and ii in mono-infected gnotobiotic rats.	sixteen strains of streptococcus mitis, streptococcus sanguis i and strep. sanguis ii were tested for cariogenic potential and in-vivo plaque-forming ability in a gnotobiotic wag/rij rat test system. all strains produced far less fissure plaque in vivo than strains of streptococcus milleri or streptococcus mutans. there was less extracellular matrix around cells of strep. mitis or strep. sanguis than around strep. mutans, in the fissures. dense sheets of cells were observed only with strep. muta ...	1984	6598361
antibiotic susceptibilities of clinical strains of streptococcus milleri and related streptococci.		1984	6511710
genetic exchange between oral streptococci during mixed growth.	to determine whether oral streptococci might exchange genetic information in the oral cavity, paired transformable strains of streptococcus mutans, streptococcus sanguis and streptococcus milleri were growth together. chromosomal and plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance markers could be readily transferred from s. mutans gs-5 to s. milleri nctc 10707 or s. sanguis challis during mixed growth. however, no exchange from the latter two organisms to strain gs-5 could be detected under these condition ...	1984	6512502
characterization of oral streptococci that activate the dietary glycoside rutin to a mutagen.	oral streptococci are described that hydrolyze the dietary glycoside rutin (cas: 153-18-4), resulting in mutagenic activity. bacteria that hydrolyze rutin were isolated from the mouth of each of 10 healthy volunteers. the activity was inducible, and the product was mutagenic in the salmonella mutagenicity assay. these bacteria were present in the greatest proportion on the dorsum of the tongue where they formed 1.5% of the total cultivable microflora. the appearance of the colonies, cell morphol ...	1984	6381853
pyogenic liver abscess: diagnosis, bacteriology and treatment.	pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. the accuracy of diagnosis made on clinical grounds can now be greatly improved with the use of modern organ-imaging techniques. the condition is often polymicrobial: escherichia coli and other enteric gram-negative rods are major pathogens, with anaerobic gram-negative rods and streptococcus milleri being increasingly recognised. staphylococcal liver abscesses are less common, often arising in association with neutrophil disord ...	1984	6396090
complications of sinusitis caused by streptococcus milleri.	complications of sinusitis caused by 'viridans' streptococci, mainly streptococcus milleri, are described. the identification, bacteriology and pathogenicity of the organism are discussed and an approach to antimicrobial therapy outlined.	1984	6148372
streptococcus milleri, pathogen in various guises.		1985	2867401
the cariogenicity of sucrose, glucose and maize starch in gnotobiotic rats mono-infected with strains of the bacteria streptococcus mutans, streptococcus salivarius and streptococcus milleri.	twenty-one-day-old weanling gnotobiotic wag/rij rats were mono-infected with streptococcus mutans nctc 10832, streptococcus salivarius jmb or streptococcus milleri nctc 11169, and maintained on a high carbohydrate diet containing sucrose, glucose or maize starch for 21-days. fissure caries developed with all combinations of streptococcal strain and carbohydrate except maize starch/streptococcus salivarius jmb. caries incidence was highest with streptococcus mutans nctc 10832. for all species, th ...	1985	3868967
incidence and characterization of beta-hemolytic streptococcus milleri and differentiation from s. pyogenes (group a), s. equisimilis (group c), and large-colony group g streptococci.	the biochemical characteristics of 172 clinical isolates of group a, c, f, or g or "nongroupable" beta-hemolytic streptococci were examined. among these isolates, 91 were identified as beta-hemolytic strains of streptococcus milleri. the remaining isolates included 20 streptococcus pyogenes, 21 streptococcus equisimilis, 37 large-colony group g streptococci, and 3 unidentified nongroupable isolates. a majority (84%) of the s. milleri strains possessed lancefield group antigen (3 a, 27 c, 41 f, a ...	1985	3902878
streptococcus milleri in appendicitis in children.	a retrospective survey of 253 appendectomies performed on children over a period of one year was carried out. streptococcus milleri was isolated from pus in 11 (29%) of the 38 children who developed postoperative infections; it was the most commonly identified pathogen in these children. it is concluded that s milleri is a significant pathogen in childhood appendicitis, and that this fact should be taken into account when antibiotic therapy is being planned.	1985	3973813
streptococcus milleri found in pulmonary empyemas and abscesses.		1985	4008669
streptococcus milleri endocarditis complicated by myocardial abscess.	a patient with streptococcus milleri endocarditis and myocardial abscess was bacteriologically cured after surgical intervention and six weeks of parenteral penicillin therapy plus two weeks of gentamicin therapy. studies of the bacterial isolate suggest that gentamicin added no therapeutic advantage to the antimicrobial regimen. this case demonstrates that local cardiac suppurative complications can occur during endocarditis caused by s milleri, and suggests that speciation of alpha-hemolytic s ...	1985	4012392
support of the single species concept for streptococcus milleri by dna hybridization data.		1985	4018074
occurrence of streptococcus milleri among beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from clinical specimens.	a total of 256 beta-hemolytic streptococcal isolates were subjected to serological and physiological tests to identify those which could be classified as streptococcus milleri. s. milleri accounted for 75% of 70 group c isolates, 15% of 69 group g isolates, 75% of 16 nongroupable isolates, and 100% of 20 group f isolates examined. no s. milleri isolates were encountered among the 90 group a streptococci studied. of the 95 beta-hemolytic s. milleri isolates examined, 81% were recovered from respi ...	1985	4031029
streptococcus milleri as a cause of pleural empyema.	review of an annual series of cases of empyema seen at a regional cardiothoracic unit showed that six out of 25 were due to streptococcus milleri. the details of the cases are summarised. this organism is now an important cause of empyema, occurring much more commonly in men than in women; but since it is highly sensitive to penicillins permanent resolution can be achieved with antibiotic treatment combined with open or closed drainage.	1985	4035635
clinical significance of streptococcus milleri.	the clinical features of infection in patients from whom streptococcus milleri was isolated were analysed in an attempt to determine the clinical significance of this organism. during a four-year period streptococcus milleri was isolated from 232 hospitalized patients. in 44 patients streptococcus milleri was isolated in pure culture, in 45 patients together with obligate anaerobes, and in 143 patients together with aerobes with or without anaerobes. the 82 patients in whom isolation of streptoc ...	1985	4043055
fatty acid composition of streptococcus milleri.	the cellular fatty acids of 31 strains belonging to the streptococcus milleri group were analysed by capillary gas-liquid chromatography. results were compared with findings from biochemical differentiation of the strains into streptococcus constellatus (two strains), streptococcus anginosus (16 strains) and streptococcus intermedius (13 strains). eight strains of various other streptococci were included as internal references, including three strains of streptococcus morbillorum, three strains ...	1985	4043056
brain abscess in children due to streptococcus milleri. a report of 2 cases.	brain abscesses due to streptococcus milleri occurring in 2 previously healthy children are reported. both children had evidence of liver involvement and both responded well to antibiotic treatment.	1985	4060032
estimation of growth parameters for some oral bacteria grown in continuous culture under glucose-limiting conditions.	the coexistence of bacteria in natural environments can often be explained in terms of competition for a growth-limiting substrate(s), and the outcome of such competition depends upon relevant growth parameters such as substrate affinity and yield. dental plaque bacteria are frequently carbon and energy limited. growth parameters for seven oral streptococcus species and one actinomyces viscosus strain were estimated under glucose-limited conditions in continuous culture. in all strains, mixed-ac ...	1986	3710590
streptococcus milleri pyomyoma simulating infective endocarditis.	a 37-year-old woman with clinically occult, abscessed uterine myomas presented with fever, anemia, splenomegaly, and viridans streptococcal bacteremia. an initial diagnosis of endocarditis was made, but fever persisted despite appropriate antibiotics. pelvic pain evolved and laparotomy revealed an infected myoma. streptococcus milleri was isolated from both the blood and the uterine abscess. infected uterine myomata may be clinically silent despite producing sustained bacteremia. the occurrence ...	1986	3737076
liver abscess in crohn's disease. report of four cases and review of the literature.	four patients with liver abscesses and crohn's disease are described, and reports of 14 cases in the english language literature are reviewed. the incidence of liver abscess in patients with crohn's disease (114-297 per 100,000) appears to be higher than that of liver abscess in the general population (8-16 per 100,000). frequently the clinical manifestations of liver abscess are mistaken for a reactivation of crohn's disease, and diagnosis is delayed. in comparison to patients with liver absces ...	1986	3743974
[septicemia caused by arcanobacterium haemolyticum (corynebacterium haemolyticum) and streptococcus milleri].		1986	3751438
presumptive identification of "streptococcus milleri" in 5 h.	rapid miniaturized tests for acetoin production, arginine hydrolysis, and sorbitol fermentation were used for presumptive identification of non-beta-hemolytic "streptococcus milleri" isolates in 5 h. all 77 "s. milleri" strains tested were voges-proskauer positive, arginine hydrolysis positive, and sorbitol fermentation negative. on the basis of these reactions, "s. milleri" was differentiated from isolates of other viridans group streptococcal species and from streptococcus bovis.	1986	3760146
cavernous sinus thrombosis due to streptococcus milleri.		1986	3760602
human fc(gamma) receptors for differentiation in throat cultures of group c "streptococcus equisimilis" and group c "streptococcus milleri".	the biochemical characteristics and the presence of human fc(gamma) receptors of 52 throat isolates of group c beta-hemolytic streptococci were examined. among these isolates, 38 were identified as "streptococcus milleri" and 14 were identified as "streptococcus equisimilis." the differentiation of group c "s. equisimilis" from "s. milleri" with identical group antigens was easy to perform by the measurement of the size of the hemolytic zone on a sheep blood agar plate in an anaerobic atmosphere ...	1986	3771760
is "primary" subphrenic abscess caused by streptococcus milleri a result of unrecognized gastrointestinal perforation?	an unusual case of subphrenic abscess presenting as empyema of the pleural cavity is described. the abscess developed secondarily to an occult perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, which was, diagnosed indirectly by the discovery of a fishbone within the abscess. isolation of streptococcus milleri from the pus was an important clue for the existence of an underlying gastrointestinal pathology.	1986	3520131
comparative adhesion of seven species of streptococci isolated from the blood of patients with sub-acute bacterial endocarditis to fibrin-platelet clots in vitro.	the adhesion to fibrin-platelet clots in vitro of 21 strains of streptococci isolated from the blood of patients with sub-acute bacterial endocarditis (sabe) was measured. the species, in order of greatest adhesion, were streptococcus faecalis, streptococcus mutans, streptococcus milleri, streptococcus sanguis, dextran-positive streptococcus mitior, dextran-negative streptococcus mitior and streptococcus salivarius. individual strains within species, however, cannot be assumed to be representati ...	1986	2422150
quantitative bacteriology of acute dento-alveolar abscesses.	a qualitative and quantitative bacteriological study was performed on pus specimens obtained by needle aspiration of 50 acute dento-alveolar abscesses. most samples contained a mixture of species (average 3.3); 20 (40%) of the abscesses contained anaerobes alone, 3 (6%) contained facultative anaerobes only and the remaining 27 (54%) contained mixtures of both types of bacteria, with anaerobes predominating. in total, 166 bacterial strains were isolated, 75% of which were strictly anaerobic; the ...	1986	2869147
the streptococcus milleri group.	the streptococcus milleri group is newly recognized as a cause of pyogenic infection. it is important that microbiologists and physicians become aware of these organisms. the heterogeneous nature of this group of streptococci does mean that laboratories will have to use a combination of antigenic, physiologic, and hemolytic characteristics to identify these pathogenic streptococci. physicians need to recognize that these microorganisms as a group are able to cause serious infections that may req ...	1986	3640746
streptococcus milleri infection of a hepatopulmonary hydatid cyst.	a case of hepatopulmonary hydatid disease in a cypriot who presented with pyogenic infection with streptococcus milleri is described. although hydatid disease and pyogenic liver abscess are both rare in the uk, an underlying echinococcal pathology should be suspected in any patient from an area endemic for hydatid who presents with a pyogenic hepatic or hepatopulmonary abscess.	1987	3665896
beta hemolysis in streptococcus milleri as a pathogenic factor in experimental mouse abscesses.		1987	3474076
relative cariogenicity and in-vivo plaque-forming ability of the bacterium streptococcus oralis in gnotobiotic wag/rij rats.	the rats, fed a high sucrose diet, were mono-infected with seven strains of streptococcus oralis. moderate levels of caries were induced by four strains, and three others induced low levels. approximal lesions were induced by two strains; no buccal/lingual lesions were produced. scanning electron microscopy showed that all strains colonized the tooth fissures, some strains producing a moderately abundant and dense plaque. the most cariogenic strains (pb178, pb180 and pb186) induced similar level ...	1987	3479083
the effects of aggregated human igg and igg-immune complexes on the agglutination of bacteria mediated by non-immunoglobulin salivary agglutinins.	non-immunoglobulin salivary agglutinins (sba) for bacteria which bind to streptococcus milleri tj7 were isolated from parotid saliva and their interactions with human igg studied. purified sba showed a single band on sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with a molecular weight of approx. 500,000. heat aggregated human igg (63 degrees c, 30 min), but not native igg, interacted with sba and thereby interfered with the ability of the sba to agglutinate strep. milleri. immune c ...	1987	3479095
hydrolytic enzymes of "streptococcus milleri".	seventy-two isolates classified as "streptococcus milleri" were examined for the presence of various hydrolytic enzymes. while no protein or lipid-degrading activities were demonstrated, some isolates showed dnase and mucopolysaccharide-degrading activities. beta-hemolytic isolates were more likely to produce these enzymes than were nonhemolytic strains. isolates of one "s. milleri" biotype (mannitol fermentation positive) were uniformly devoid of all enzyme activities tested.	1987	2958496
regulation of arginine-ornithine exchange and the arginine deiminase pathway in streptococcus lactis.	streptococcus lactis metabolizes arginine by the arginine deiminase (adi) pathway. resting cells of s. lactis grown in the presence of galactose and arginine maintain a high intracellular ornithine pool in the absence of arginine and other exogenous energy sources. addition of arginine results in a rapid release of ornithine concomitant with the uptake of arginine. subsequent arginine metabolism results intracellularly in high citrulline and low ornithine pools. arginine-ornithine exchange was s ...	1987	3119567
streptococcus milleri and second trimester abortion.	review of 214 fetal necropsies performed in the department of pathology, university of aberdeen, showed 40 cases of chorioamnionitis or intrauterine pneumonia, five of which were associated with streptococcus milleri. in two cases there was good evidence to implicate s milleri as the cause of infected abortion while in the other cases its pathogenic role was less clear.	1987	3558861
isolation of streptococcus milleri from clinical specimens.	during a period of 26 months, 80 strains of streptococcus milleri were isolated from 80 patients with clinical evidence of infection. more than a third of the isolates were from lesions related to the gastro-intestinal tract and a quarter from abscesses of various other sites. the haemolytic activity and group antigenic profile of these isolates are discussed. in addition, the clinical significance of s. milleri isolated from various sites is evaluated.	1987	3585033
[successful treatment of a brain abscess with antibiotics and drainage puncture in an 11-year-old boy with a complex cyanotic heart defect].	a blalock-taussig-anastomosis was performed at the age of 2 years in a boy with transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, and pulmonary atresia. nine years later he developed a transient aphasia. cranial computed tomography (ct-scan) revealed a structure compatible with brain abscess. the boy was conscious and no neurological deficit was found. initial therapy consisted of ampicillin, tobramycin, and metronidazole, 12 days later an acute hemiplegia developed. 30 ml of pus w ...	1987	3587239
fatal multivalvular endocarditis due to streptococcus milleri and streptococcus sanguis.		1987	3595587
differential medium for mixed cultures of alpha-hemolytic streptococci from blood.	alpha-hemolytic streptococci (ahs) were isolated from blood cultures from 100 patients, and species were identified by the ruoff and kunz scheme. when isolates were inoculated onto sheep blood agar, all 100 cultures appeared to be pure, with identifications based on colonial morphology and gram stain. when isolates were subcultured onto mitis salivarius agar (msa), mixtures of two species of ahs were detected in 10 cultures from patients (10%). these mixed cultures would have been reported as pu ...	1987	3597746
[clinical evaluation of cefuzonam in pediatrics].	cefuzonam (l-105, czon), a new injectable cephalosporin, was used in 12 pediatric patients with infections. the following is a summary of the results: the 12 cases included 3 cases of tonsillitis (pathogen: haemophilus parainfluenzae in 1 case, haemophilus influenzae in 2 cases), 4 cases of pneumonia (staphylococcus aureus in 1 case, pathogen unknown in 3 cases), 2 cases of nephropyelitis (escherichia coli in 2 cases), 1 case of purulent lymphadenitis (pathogen unknown), 1 case of purulent thyro ...	1987	3599392
streptococcus milleri subcutaneous abscesses in drug addicts.		1987	3610327
[pleural empyema due to streptococcus milleri].	thus far little attention has been focused on the precise identification of streptococcus viridans to species level and the clinical relevance of streptococcus milleri, yet there is growing evidence that closer identification would be of significant clinical value. streptococcus milleri was identified in 142 isolates from approximately 120 patients over a period of 12 months (june 1984-may 1985) at the institute of medical microbiology, zurich university hospital. pleural empyema was the source ...	1987	3303315
a simplified diagnostic system for cultural detection and enumeration of streptococcus mutans.	a simple dip-slide test (cariescreen sm) based on msb selective agar was devised for detection and quantitation of streptococcus mutans in oral samples. for this test, a bacitracin tablet is dissolved in a vial containing buffered saline diluent. paraffin-stimulated saliva is collected in this diluent vial. a dip slide which incorporates a modified msb agar (minus bacitracin) is immersed briefly in the diluted saliva. after addition of a co2-generating tablet, the screw-cap dip slide is closed t ...	1987	3305618
a simple method for determining extracellular polysaccharide-producing ability of oral streptococci.	a simple method is described for determining the types of extracellular polysaccharides produced by oral streptococci. the method yields quantitative results in which the amount of polysaccharides produced is normalised with respect to dna. results correlate well with previously published data for oral streptococci, except in the case of streptococcus oralis for which there is no previously published data. all species within the mutans group produced both soluble and insoluble glucan; while solu ...	1987	3316938