Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus ("Streptococcus milleri Group") Are of Different Clinical Importance and Are Not Equally Associated with Abscess

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Difficulties in distinguishing organisms of the "Streptococcus milleri group" (SMG; Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus), have caused ambiguity in determining their pathogenic potential. We reviewed 118 cases in which SMG isolates had been identified using 16S rDNA sequence. S. constellatus and S. anginosus were isolated far more frequently than was S. intermedius....

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