TY - JOUR
T1 - Granulicatella infection
T2 - diagnosis and management
AU - Cargill, James S
AU - Scott, Katharine S
AU - Gascoyne-Binzi, Deborah
AU - Sandoe, Jonathan A T
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Granulicatella species, along with the genus Abiotrophia, were originally known as 'nutritionally variant streptococci'. They are a normal component of the oral flora, but have been associated with a variety of invasive infections in man and are most noted as a cause of bacterial endocarditis. It is often advised that Granulicatella endocarditis should be treated in the same way as enterococcal endocarditis. We review here the published data concerning diagnosis and treatment of Granulicatella infection, and include some observations from local cases, including four cases of endocarditis.
AB - Granulicatella species, along with the genus Abiotrophia, were originally known as 'nutritionally variant streptococci'. They are a normal component of the oral flora, but have been associated with a variety of invasive infections in man and are most noted as a cause of bacterial endocarditis. It is often advised that Granulicatella endocarditis should be treated in the same way as enterococcal endocarditis. We review here the published data concerning diagnosis and treatment of Granulicatella infection, and include some observations from local cases, including four cases of endocarditis.
U2 - 10.1099/jmm.0.039693-0
DO - 10.1099/jmm.0.039693-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 22442291
SN - 1473-5644
VL - 61
SP - 755
EP - 761
JO - Journal of Medical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Medical Microbiology
IS - Pt 6
ER -