Bacterial meningitis due to the Streptococcus mitis group in children with cerebrospinal fluid leak
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01406
Abstract: The Streptococcus mitis group constitutes a part of the oral flora in humans and has been reported to cause infective endocarditis, brain abscesses, sepsis, pneumonia, and peritonitis. However, the S. mitis group rarely causes meningitis… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial meningitis; mitis group; mitis; streptococcus mitis ... See more keywords
Bacterial signatures in thrombus aspirates of patients with lower limb arterial and venous thrombosis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.090
Abstract: Objective: Increasing data supports the role of bacterial inflammation in adverse events of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In our previous research, DNA of bacterial species found in coronary artery thrombus aspirates and ruptured cerebral aneurysms… read more here.
Keywords: dna; lower limb; thrombus aspirates; mitis group ... See more keywords
Oral mitis group streptococci: A silent majority in our oral cavity
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DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.13028
Abstract: Members of the oral mitis group streptococci including Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus sanguinis, and Streptococcus gordonii are the most abundant inhabitants of human oral cavity and dental plaque, and have been implicated in infectious complications such… read more here.
Keywords: oral mitis; group streptococci; oral cavity; mitis group ... See more keywords
The activation of the oxidative stress response transcription factor SKN-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans by mitis group streptococci
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202233
Abstract: The mitis group, a member of the genetically diverse viridans group streptococci, predominately colonizes the human oropharynx. This group has been shown to cause a wide range of infectious complications in humans, including bacteremia in… read more here.
Keywords: response; group streptococci; group; stress ... See more keywords