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Streptococcus constellatus
Epidemiology:
- normal endogenous flora of the oral cavity
Pathology:
- facultative anaerobe
- distinguishing feature is ability to cause abscesses
- infections usually affect the mouth & throat, causing dental abscess, peritonsillar abscess, or sinus abscess
- septic thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein (Lemierre's syndrome)
- bacteremia, leading to lung abscess, brain abscess, liver abscess, kidney abscess, & other abscesses
- endocarditis generally in association with an abnormal heart valve
Laboratory:
- Streptococcus constellatus DNA [2]
Management:
- Streptococcus constellatus bacteremia mandates a search for an abscess [1]
Related
Streptococcus milleri (intermedius) group
General
Streptococcus
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Gharib SD et al
Case 21-2015 - A 37-Year-Old American Man Living in Vietnam,
with Fever and Bacteremia.
N Engl J Med 2015; 373:174-183. July 9, 2015
PMID: 26154791
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc1411439
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