| [acute sepsis caused by streptococcus viridans]. | | 1953 | 13131685 |
| [effect of penicillin and chloramphenicol on variability of streptococcus viridans]. | | 1954 | 13213606 |
| [polyarticular syndrome with bilateral hydarthrosis, splenomegaly and fever; effects of sodium salicylate; streptococcus viridans septicemia; penicillin therapy]. | | 1954 | 13228339 |
| [attempted classification of human strains of streptococcus viridans]. | | 1955 | 13308789 |
| [antibiotic sensitivity of streptococcal strains from different serological groups and streptococcus viridans of various types isolated in 1955]. | | 1956 | 13360592 |
| teeth, streptococcus viridans, and subacute bacterial endocarditis. | | 1956 | 13374363 |
| [pathogenic strains of streptococcus viridans; streptocci found in dental abscesses and infiltrates in the region of the oral cavity]. | | 1956 | 13393398 |
| post-traumatic streptococcus viridans meningitis. | | 1957 | 13446803 |
| vancomycin treatment in a case of acute streptococcus viridans endocarditis. | | 1957 | 13477633 |
| [chicken egg yolk as a medium for streptococcus viridans]. | | 1957 | 13505359 |
| acute, fulminating streptococcus viridans tonsilo-pharyngitis treated with hormone-antibiotic combination; a case report. | | 1959 | 13644886 |
| [observations on the streptococcus viridans group with reference to the classification in the 1957 edition of bergey's handbook]. | | 1959 | 13648742 |
| subacute bacterial endocarditis due to streptococcus viridans in an edentulous man. | | 1960 | 13767877 |
| [microbial persistence studied in vivo by employment of artificial fibrin coagulate. i. growth of bacteria in fibrin coagulate. streptococcus viridans persistence after penicillin administration]. | | 1960 | 13813745 |
| [fatal colitis due to pseudomonas aeruginosa (bacillus pyocyaneus) following antibiotic treatment in a patient with sepsis caused by streptococcus viridans]. | | 1959 | 13815915 |
| subacute bacterial endocarditis due to streptococcus viridans and candida albicans. | | 1962 | 13867018 |
| [a case of post-anginous septicemia caused by streptococcus viridans occurring in the postpartum period]. | | 1961 | 13875062 |
| new fermentation reactions by streptococcus viridans stimulated by transformation with pneumococcal deoxyribonucleic acid. | | 1962 | 13885848 |
| [angina due to streptococcus viridans]. | | 1961 | 13924363 |
| [a case of acute retrobulbar hemorrhage accompanied by an infection with streptococcus viridans]. | | 1962 | 13961870 |
| [septic endocarditis with hemopurulent gaseous pericarditis caused by salmonella cholerae suis and streptococcus viridans]. | | 1963 | 14089043 |
| [acute conjuctivitis due to streptococcus viridans]. | | 1963 | 14092690 |
| bacterial endocarditis with candida albicans superinfection. | clinical and pathological features of two fatal cases of bacterial endocarditis with candida albicans superinfection are described. one patient presented with combined streptococcus viridans and candida endocarditis of the aortic valve. the second patient, an addict to paregoric injected intravenously, developed staphylococcus aureus of the tricuspid valve with eventual candida endocarditis. the responsible organisms were identified from blood cultures during the hospital course, and by culture ... | 1964 | 14120949 |
| [peripheral arteritic localization with mixed ectatic-aneurysmal and hyperplastic-obliterating evolution in a case of subacute bacterial endocarditis caused by streptococcus viridans]. | | 1963 | 14122335 |
| [drug-resistance of streptococcus viridans and streptococcus hemolyticus]. | | 1964 | 14201524 |
| therapeutic principles for streptococcus viridans infections: recurrent bacterial endocarditis in a child with congenital heart disease. | | 1965 | 14269721 |
| [apropos of a case of primary non puerperal peritonitis due to streptococcus viridans]. | | 1964 | 14270809 |
| [on some aspects of treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis due to streptococcus viridans]. | | 1965 | 14282308 |
| [apropos of a case of streptococcus viridans septicemia with hepatic localization]. | | 1965 | 14311732 |
| suppurative cholangitis with multiple liver abscess formation due to aerobacter aerogenes and streptococcus viridans: successful treatment with massive doses of intravenous penicillin. | | 1965 | 14329506 |
| [etiology of endocarditis lenta. iii. immunological and serological studies on the causative agent (streptococcus viridans) in endocarditis lenta]. | | 1954 | 14349277 |
| [etiology of endocarditis lenta. iv. patho-morphological control contribution to the role of filtrable forms of streptococcus viridans in the etiology of endocarditis lenta]. | | 1954 | 14349278 |
| the similarity of bactericidal rates of penicillin for streptococcus viridans from successfully treated cases of bacterial endocarditis and from cases which relapsed. | | 1955 | 14392398 |
| [observations on a case of combined sepsis due to streptococcus viridans and brucella melitensis]. | | 1959 | 14423305 |
| [acute gemella haemolysans spondylodiscitis in an immunocompetent patient]. | gemella is a commensal bacterium of the upper respiratory tract responsible for rare infections such as acute endocarditis and meningitis. we report the case of an acute gemella haemolysans spondylodiscitis. | 2003 | 14506450 |
| [brain abscesses after extracranial infections of the head and neck area]. | the authors report on 20 immunocompetent patients with brain abscess after 12 cases of middle ear, seven tooth and a single frontal sinus infection. the clinical aspects, hematochemical and microbiological data, the role of imaging diagnostics (ct, mr) and the type of treatment are analysed. neurosurgery was performed on 17 patients (85%), eight of whom subsequently underwent evacuation of the primary source of infection (four mastoidectomies, two timpanoplasties, two tooth extractions). mastoid ... | 2003 | 14523535 |
| current characteristics of infective endocarditis in japan: an analysis of 848 cases in 2000 and 2001. | the japanese circulation society appointed a committee to develop guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis in japan. in making such guidelines, the committee required information on the current clinical characteristics of infective endocarditis and therefore performed a nationwide questionnaire survey of cases from 2000 and 2001. in total, data were received for 848 cases from 277 of the 817 hospitals surveyed. mean age was 55+/-18 years and most patients ... | 2003 | 14578594 |
| bacteriologic findings in patients with chronic sinusitis. | we studied the bacteriology of maxillary sinus aspirates obtained from patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis. we recovered 659 strains from 510 aspirates; of these, 572 (86.8%) were aerobes and 87 (13.2%) were anaerobes. aerobes only were recovered from 310 of the 510 specimens (60.8%) and anaerobes only from 31 (6.1%). among the 572 aerobic bacteria, the most prevalent organisms were streptococcus viridans (158 strains [27.6%]), streptococcus pneumoniae (67 [11.7%]), corynebacterium species ... | 2003 | 14606178 |
| cusp commissuroplasty for tricuspid valve endocarditis. | a 19-year-old woman with a history of drug addiction suffered from sepsis and heart failure. blood culture was positive for streptococcus viridans. an operation was indicated because the echocardiography showed massive vegetation on the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve and severe regurgitation even though the endocarditis was healed with drug therapy. at operation all of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve was resected with the vegetation. using the technique of cusp commissuropla ... | 2003 | 14650593 |
| endophthalmitis isolates and antibiotic sensitivities: a 6-year review of culture-proven cases. | to investigate the spectrum of organisms causing culture-proven endophthalmitis and their sensitivities to commonly used antimicrobial agents. | 2004 | 14700642 |
| a successful two-week penicillin schedule for subacute bacterial endocarditis caused by penicillin-sensitive streptococcus viridans. | | 1950 | 14784703 |
| [fatal osler's disease with negative hemoculture; discovery of streptococcus viridans in aortic valves]. | | 1951 | 14821799 |
| [about the communication of m. janbon on a fatal case of endocarditis lenta with negative hemoculture and discovery of streptococcus viridans in the valves]. | | 1951 | 14830991 |
| [serologic and biologic properties of newly isolated strains of streptococcus viridans in inflammatory processes of the oral cavity]. | | 1951 | 14835041 |
| the cure of patient with a very resistant streptococcus viridans endocarditis with massive penicillin therapy (average daily dose of eighty-six million units). | | 1951 | 14877734 |
| streptococcus viridans subacute bacterial endocarditis; two week treatment schedule with penicillin. | | 1952 | 14927388 |
| antibacterial activity of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolones gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin against ocular pathogens. | the ideal ophthalmic anti-infective exhibits broad-spectrum activity against gram-positive, gram-negative, and atypical bacterial species. these pathogens can cause potentially blinding infections such as keratitis and endophthalmitis, both of which are associated with ophthalmic surgery or traumatic injury. these infections often require aggressive antibacterial therapy, preferably with newer generations of antibiotics. in this study, minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) values for gatifloxac ... | 2003 | 14964344 |
| clinafloxacin for the treatment of bacterial endocarditis. | we report the results of a prospective, multicenter trial assessing intravenous and oral clinafloxacin treatment for infective endocarditis. sixty-six patients constituted the final study population. among the 53 patients with native valve infection, staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus viridans were the most common pathogens. twelve patients with native valve infection required surgery, at which time all valve tissue culture results were negative. the overall success rate for native valve in ... | 2004 | 14986244 |
| evaluation of a new generation of plastic culture bottles with an automated microbial detection system for nine common contaminating organisms found in plt components. | a microbial detection system (bact/alert 3d, biomérieux [formerly organon teknika]) has previously been validated with a variety of bacterial contaminants in plts. the recovery of nine organisms seeded into plts with new plastic culture bottles was studied in comparison to the current glass bottles. the use of plastic instead of glass would be expected to reduce the risk of injury. | 2004 | 14996192 |
| embolic complications in streptococcus viridans endocarditis. | | 2004 | 15028385 |
| comparative in vitro activity of levofloxacin, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin against ocular streptococcal isolates. | to determine the in vitro efficacy of levofloxacin, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin against streptococcus pneumoniae and streptococcus viridans isolates recovered from clinical cases of keratitis and endophthalmitis. | 2004 | 15084863 |
| sterility of glaucoma medications among chronic users in the community. | to evaluate the sterility of topical glaucoma medications among chronic glaucoma medication users in the community. | 2004 | 15117568 |
| [psoas abscess as cause of lumbar spine pain detected by scintigraphy with gallium in a patient with suspicion of spondylodiscitis]. | a 56 year old man with fever and lumbar pain who underwent an abdominal ct scan that showed lumbar arthrosic changes, although it was not possible to rule out infectious disease in l5/s1. bone scintigraphy was requested. it showed heterogeneous hyperuptake that did not make it possible to exclude a spondylodiscitis in this site. scintigraphy with 67ga-citrate excluded infectious diseases in the lumbar spine column. however, a pathological uptake was observed in the left iliac fossa suggestive of ... | 2004 | 15207214 |
| endovascular treatment of intracerebral mycotic aneurysm before surgical treatment of infective endocarditis. | mycotic aneurysms are rarely seen in patients who have infective endocarditis, and the management of these patients remains controversial. we present the case of a patient who had infective endocarditis complicated by a mycotic aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery. there was substantial mitral regurgitation, and streptococcus viridans was isolated from the blood samples. dysarthria appeared during the 4th week of the antibiotic therapy, but resolved completely 8 hours after onset. the lef ... | 2004 | 15212129 |
| review: drug-induced neutropenia--pathophysiology, clinical features, and management. | drug therapy plays a significant role in causing neutropenia. the neutropenia may be immune mediated or due to direct inhibition of the bone marrow precursors. recently, due to wide use of chemotherapy, febrile neutropenia has become a common and devastating problem. neutropenia predisposes to many bacterial and fungal infections with organisms including gram negative bacilli such as e. coli, klebsiella, and pseudomonas; gram positive organisms such as staphylococcus, streptococcus viridans, and ... | 2004 | 15228223 |
| corneal infections after implantation of intracorneal ring segments. | to report risk factors, clinical course, and outcome in patients with infectious keratitis following implantation of intracorneal ring segments (icrs). | 2004 | 15256990 |
| validation of bact/alert plastic culture bottles for use in testing of whole-blood-derived leukoreduced platelet-rich-plasma-derived platelets. | bacterial detection of platelet (plt)-rich-plasma (prp)-derived plts presents unique challenges for countries that do not allow pooling before storage. this study validated the bact/alert for use in testing pooled prp-derived plts with nine contaminating organisms. | 2004 | 15265121 |
| [bronchobiliary fistula associated with combined abscess of lung and liver]. | history and physical examination: a 43-year-old, cachectic, alcohol-addicted patient was admitted to the hospital due to hemoptysis and fever of up to 40 degrees c for the last 4 days. physical examination revealed pleural rubs in the right lower lung and a diffuse pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. the right upper quadrant of the abdomen also showed scars from several surgical interventions on the small intestine, the liver and the biliary tract and deformed caudal ribs due to an ... | 2004 | 15322718 |
| comparative in vitro study of pulp capping materials. | in a comparative in vitro study we examined the bactericidal effect, adhesion and shrinkage of 5% potassium nitrate in carboxy-adhaesor, 5% potassium chloride in carboxy-adhaesor, carboxy-adhaesor, adhaesor and dycal. | 2001 | 15354465 |
| a model for the management of an atypical endophthalmitis outbreak. | to present a model for the assessment, investigation, and management of an atypical outbreak of infectious endophthalmitis of indeterminate aetiology. | 2005 | 15389270 |
| deep neck infection: analysis of 185 cases. | this study reviews our experience with deep neck infections and tries to identify the predisposing factors of life-threatening complications. | 2004 | 15390207 |
| subacute bacterial endocarditis; a report on 57 patients treated with massive doses of penicillin. | fifty-seven patients with subacute bacterial endocarditis were treated with doses of penicillin varying from 500,000 to 20,000,000 units per day. diagnosis was confirmed in some cases by growths on blood culture, in others by postmortem examination. in those cases in which the diagnosis was established by blood culture, the in vitro sensitivity of the organism to penicillin was determined and penicillin then was administered by continuous intramuscular infusion in a dosage calculated to produce ... | 1949 | 15408107 |
| multiple gaseous liver abscesses due to anaerobic streptococcus viridans with recovery. | | 1950 | 15412733 |
| [a case of primary endoaortitis due to streptococcus viridans]. | | 1950 | 15414908 |
| [evaluation of 61 episodes of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers and human immunodeficiency type-1 virus infection]. | we conducted a retrospective evaluation to determine the clinical and microbiological characteristics of 61 episodes of infective endocarditis (ie) in intravenous drug abusers (ida), hiv seropositive patients. forty-nine males and 6 females between 15 and 42 years of age were included in the study. all the included patients presented 61 episodes of ie. fever and cardiac murmur were present in all episodes; 43 (70.4%) had hepatomegaly; 29 (47.5%) had splenomegaly. thirty-eight (62.3%) presented c ... | 2004 | 15470868 |
| review of 65 cases of infective endocarditis in dunedin public hospital. | infective endocarditis remains a challenging disease to manage. the objective of this study was to evaluate the management of patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis presenting to a regional hospital. | 2004 | 15475991 |
| effects of different brands of fluoride dentifrices on dental caries incidence in the rat. | the effectiveness of 3 different brands of fluoride-containing dentifrices on the prevention of dental caries was investigated in molars of young rats. forty albino wistar rats weighing 50-80g, 28 males and 12 females were inoculated in the mouth with streptococcus viridans daily from day 1 to day 5 of the experiment. the animals were then divided into four groups and fed with rat pellets containing 60% sucrose added as granulated sugar. all the groups were given water ad libitum. group i had da ... | 2004 | 15565930 |
| bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis. | bacterial endocarditis (be) is a disease resulting from the association of morphological alterations of the heart and bacteraemia originating from different sources that at times can be indiscernible (infectious endocarditis). it is classified on the basis of the morphological alteration involved, depending on the clinical manifestations and course of illness, which varies according to the causative microorganism and host conditions (for example, it is characteristic in i.v. drug users). the mos ... | 2004 | 15580136 |
| socket infection due to retained gauze after evisceration. | a 64-year-old man had late-onset socket infection due to retained surgical gauze after evisceration. external examination showed a mass of retained surgical gauze with copious yellowish discharge and gas bubbles. computed tomography scans showed a 3.2 x 2.4 x 2.4-cm heterogeneous mass and numerous gas bubbles. culture of the discharge yielded pseudomonas aeruginosa, streptococcus viridans, peptostreptococcus species, and fusobacterium species. surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy achieved ... | 2004 | 15580975 |
| left atrial myxoma prolapsing into the left ventricle. case report and review of the literature. | cardiac myxomas are rare tumors which may present differently. left atrial myxoma is an entity from anatomopathological and clinical aspects. to the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of infected left atrial myxomas treated surgically have been reported in the last 6 years. herein, we present a patient with a left atrial myxoma prolapsing into the left ventricle in the diastolic phase, which was infected with streptococcus viridans. combined therapy, consisting of surgical management and antimi ... | 2004 | 15608446 |
| investigation of bacteremia following nasotracheal intubation. | the aim of this study was to detect the risk of bacteremia from nasotracheal intubation in children undergoing dental treatment under general anesthesia. | 2005 | 15725315 |
| [clinical, echocardiographic and prognostic profile of streptococcus viridans left-sided endocarditis]. | published case series on streptococcus viridans endocarditis are scarce and outdated. the aims of our study were multiple: to analyze the profile of the streptococcus viridans endocarditis, to compare it with other types of left-sided endocarditis and with cases caused by staphylococcus aureus, and to determine predictors of poor outcome in streptococcus viridans endocarditis. | 2005 | 15743561 |
| successful liver and kidney transplantation from cadaveric donors with left-sided bacterial endocarditis. | bacterial infections are frequent in cadaveric organ donors and can be transmitted to the transplantation recipient, which could have devastating consequences for the recipients if adequate preventive measures are not adopted. from the 355 consecutive brain dead cadaveric organ donors procured at our center in the last four years, 2000-2003, four of them (1.1%) had bacterial endocarditis as cause of death. the bacteria responsible for the endocarditis were staphylococcus epidermidis, coagulase-n ... | 2005 | 15760402 |
| zygomatic abscess with temporal myositis - a rare extracranial complication of acute otitis media. | acute mastoiditis is the most common complication of acute otitis media (aom) and its early recognition and management still poses a challenge due to potentially serious consequences. the incidences of extracranial and intracranial suppurative complications of aom in children have decreased significantly, yet they remain a serious clinical problem, especially when caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics. the authors presented a case of rare aom complication - zygomatic abscess with temporal ... | 2005 | 15763297 |
| [role of some representatives of opportunistic microflora in development of secondary infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis]. | the results of the laboratory diagnosis of secondary (mixed) infection of the respiratory tracts in patients with respiratory tract tuberculosis were summarized. the study was performed for 12 months in a tuberculosis clinic. the species of the pathogens and the frequency of their detection in various clinical specimens from pulmonary tuberculosis patients were determined. the data on resistance of the strains of streptococcus viridans group isolated from the pulmonary tuberculosis patients to v ... | 2004 | 15850051 |
| deep neck infection in diabetic patients: comparison of clinical picture and outcomes with nondiabetic patients. | to compare the difference in the clinical picture and outcomes between diabetic and nondiabetic patients with deep neck infections. | 2005 | 15944569 |
| streptococcus viridans endocarditis from tongue piercing. | body piercing and tattooing have undergone a revival in popularity. we present the case of a 27-year-old man with a recent tongue piercing and infective endocarditis of the aortic valve. he was treated with a 6-week course of intravenous antibiotics, but eventually required a ross procedure for progressive aortic insufficiency. | 2005 | 15961010 |
| bacteremia following pediatric adenoidectomy. | adenoidectomy is frequently performed in children. the goals of this work were to determine the incidence of bacteremia during the adenoidectomy, to identify the microorganisms implicated, and to analyze the possible association of bacteremia with postoperative complications. | 2005 | 15978675 |
| infective endocarditis in a hancock bioprosthetic heart valve. | contemporary prosthetic heart valves (phv) are a good mode of treatment of valvular heart disease. they last for an average of 5 to 10 years and bioprostheses fail due to the tissue degeneration. infective endocarditis of the prosthetic valve is a relatively rare complication occurring in 0.5% to 1% of cases per year, and its late occurrence is even less common. patients with phv who undergo interventional or surgical procedures under adequate antibiotic coverage, infective endocarditis should n ... | 2005 | 15985148 |
| devastating endophthalmitis following penetrating ocular injury during night sleep from orthodontic headgear: case report and literature review. | complications associated with the use of extra-oral traction devices (orthodontic headgear or facebow) including facial and ocular injuries, are considered infrequent. | 2006 | 15999259 |
| incidences of problematic organisms on petrifilm aerobic count plates used to enumerate selected meat and dairy products. | petrifilm aerobic count plates are similar to or better than conventional pour plates. petrifilm has its problems, however; some microorganisms can liquefy the petrifilm gel and others do not produce the necessary color change with the indicator dye used. petrifilm aerobic count plates were compared with the pour plates for determining the incidence and identification of problematic organisms in 329 meat and dairy products. petrifilm plates produced higher mean counts with better repeatability t ... | 2005 | 16013397 |
| [identification of bacterial flora of conjunctival sac in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children]. | the aim of the study was to evaluate the species of the microorganisms and their susceptibility to antibiotics in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children. | 2005 | 16052810 |
| the impact of hospital-acquired infections on the microbial etiology and prognosis of late-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis. | to study the changing etiology of prosthetic valve endocarditis (pve) and the impact of nosocomial acquisition of the infection on prognosis in a single hospital. | 2005 | 16100165 |
| prospective national survey of viridans streptococcal bacteraemia risk factors, antibacterial susceptibility and outcome of 120 episodes. | the aim of this study was to prospectively investigate 120 cases of viridans streptococcal bacteraemia (vsb) in 117 patients in major university hospitals in slovakia in 2000-2002 (3 y) for antibacterial susceptibility, risk factors and outcome. from 127 episodes, 16 (13%) of vsb were caused by pen-r strains and 13 (10%) by ery-r strains. 32 cases had cancer as underlying disease (20 haematological), 41 had endocarditis and 35 were elderly (>65 y of age) patients. concerning mortality, 29 of 127 ... | 2005 | 16126562 |
| evaluation of bact/alert plastic culture bottles for use in testing pooled whole blood-derived leukoreduced platelet-rich plasma platelets with a single contaminated unit. | in certain countries, whole blood-derived platelet (plt)-rich plasma plts can only be pooled within 4 hours of transfusion. one prerequisite for prestorage pooling is the ability to detect low levels of bacteria from a single unit (approx. 10 colony-forming units [cfus]/ml) once pooled (10/6 approx. 2 cfus/ml). this study evaluated the bact/alert (biomérieux) for detection of bacteria in 1 unit of a 6-unit pool. | 2005 | 16131385 |
| epiglottitis and necrotizing fasciitis: a life-threatening complication of infectious mononucleosis. | life-threatening cervical complications associated with infectious mononucleosis are rare. the combination of acute epiglottitis and subsequent necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck in a patient with infectious mononucleosis has not been reported to date.a 47-year-old female with infectious mononucleosis and epiglottitis was admitted to hospital for i.v. therapy. owing to her poor clinical condition and the spread of the infection to the throat and superior mediastinum, as evidenced by ct, ... | 2005 | 16298800 |
| in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities of streptococcus viridans blood isolates from neutropenic patients. | | 1989 | 16312286 |
| spondylodiscitis and streptoccus viridans endocarditis. | infective endocarditis in association with spondylodiscitis is rarely observed. it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between rheumatologic diseases and infective endocarditis. we reported a 61-year-old male with streptococcus viridans endocarditis suffering from low-back pain as initial symptom. infective endocarditis was diagnosed according to duke criteria. l4-5 spondylodiscitis was revealed on the lumbar magnetic resonance imaging. he responded to antibiotic treatment. infective endocardi ... | 2005 | 16396067 |
| surgical treatment of paraannular aortic abscess. | aortic valve endocarditis with paraannular abscess remains a challenging problem in the surgical treatment of native and prosthetic valve endocarditis. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term outcome of surgical intervention for aortic paraannular abscess. | 2006 | 16401536 |
| [spondylitis and streptococcus viridans endocarditis]. | | 2005 | 16411305 |
| antimicrobial spectrum, production and mode of action of staphylococcin 188 produced by staphylococcus aureus 188. | staphylococcus aureus 188 has been shown to produce bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance known as staphylococcin 188. it has a broad-activity spectrum against micrococcus luteus, streptococcus pneumoniae, streptococcus faecalis, streptococcus viridans, corynebacterium diphtheriae and several staphylococcus species. the arbitrary unit of staphylococcin 188 against micrococcus luteus was 1280 au/ml. its production with simultaneous measurement of activity was monitored and was found to produce ma ... | 2004 | 16414580 |
| infective endocarditis complicated by large aortic pseudoaneurysm after cardiac surgery. | a 66-year-old female with streptococcus viridans aortic and tricuspid infective endocarditis develops, during the course of antibiotic therapy, rupture of a right coronary sinus of valsalva aneurysm to the right ventricle. an urgent cardiac surgery is preformed with implantation of a mechanical aortic prosthesis and a right coronary sinus plasty. six months later a huge aortic pseudoaneurysm is diagnosed and she is submitted to a second uneventful surgery. a review is done for the significant fe ... | 2006 | 16427363 |
| epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic profile of infective endocarditis in argentina: a national survey. the endocarditis infecciosa en la república argentina-2 (eira-2) study. | this study aimed to determine the epidemiologic, clinical, microbiologic characteristics, and inhospital outcome of infective endocarditis (ie) in argentina and compare the results with those of the 1992 ie national survey. | 2006 | 16442929 |
| a rare and life threatening complication of prosthetic valve endocarditis. | up to 70% of cases of guillain-barré syndrome (gbs) follow a preceding infection and a number of infectious agents have been described. we present a previously unreported association of streptococcus viridans infective endocarditis affecting a prosthetic aortic valve and guillain-barré syndrome. this case highlights that this potentially life-threatening diagnosis should be considered in any patient presenting with symptoms of peripheral nervous system dysfunction following an infective illness. | 2006 | 16473796 |
| corneal infiltrates after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy and lasik. | to determine the frequency and clinical characteristics of corneal infiltrates after photorefractive keratectomy (prk) and laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik) and to evaluate the efficacy of treatment. | 2006 | 16523835 |
| bacteraemia in homozygous sickle cell disease in africa: is pneumococcal prophylaxis justified? | the high frequency of streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of bacteraemia in homozygous sickle cell (ss) disease and its effective prevention has led to the routine use of pneumococcal prophylaxis in developed countries. the reported infrequency of this organism as a cause of bacteraemia in ss disease in africa raises questions on the epidemiology of bacterial infection and on the need for pneumococcal prophylaxis in that continent. | 2007 | 16531454 |
| [lethal end of a group c streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis in a healthy female]. | the necrotizing fasciitis (nf) is a life threatening, quickly progressive soft-tissue infection characterized by necrosis of the superficial fascia. it is very rare in the head and neck region. usually this infection attacks weak patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes or cancer. in adults the most common organisms implicated in craniocervical nf are streptococcus pyogenes, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus viridans and peptostreptococci. the typical infectious entrance is a deep wou ... | 2006 | 16547896 |
| streptococcus studies i. streptococcus viridans derived from single cell strains of streptococcus hemolyticus. | | 1928 | 16559322 |
| pneumococcus variants: ii. dissociants of r pneumococci and their relation to streptococcus viridans. | | 1934 | 16559730 |
| [mortality and prognostic factors in patients admitted with community-acquired bacteremia]. | community-acquired bacteremia is a frequently clinical problem and is associated with a high mortality. the pitt bacteremia score that is calculated using body temperature, mental status, and some respiratory and circulatory features is an useful tool in order to know the prognosis of patients with bacteremia. objectives were to know microbial etiology of bacteremia in our community, percentage of patients that received an inadequate empiric antibiotic treatment and independent prognostic factor ... | 2006 | 16566654 |