The Clinical View on Streptococcus anginosus Group – Opportunistic Pathogens Coming Out of Hiding

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Three distinct streptococcal species:Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus intermedius, andStreptococcus constellatus, belonging to theStreptococcus anginosusgroup (SAG), also known asStreptococcus millerigroup, have been attracting clinicians and microbiologists, not only as oral commensals but also as opportunistic pathogens. For years they have been simply classified as so called viridans streptococci, and...

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