What does Streptococcus bovis cause?
What does Streptococcus bovis cause?
Streptococcus bovis is a Gram-positive bacterium causing serious human infections, including endocarditis and bacteremia, and is usually associated with underlying disease.
Which of the following best describes Streptococcus bovis?
Streptococcus bovis (current name: Streptococcus equinus) is a Gram-positive bacterial species that belongs to the order Lactobacillales (phylum Firmicutes) that, in humans, is associated with infections of the urinary tract; it has also been implicated with endocarditis and sepsis.
Is Streptococcus bovis aerobic or anaerobic?
Streptococcus bovis is a large bacterial complex of facultative anaerobic Gram-positive cocci that includes distinct, genetically-related species.
What antibiotic kills Streptococcus Viridans?
2,6 Many reports indicate that a combination of penicillin plus an aminoglycoside kills penicillin-sensitive viridans streptococci more rapidly than penicillin alone, and that a 2-week course of penicillin plus streptomycin is effective clinically.
Does Streptococcus bovis ferment mannitol?
bovis-S. equinus complex remained (7). In older and in some current literature, strains of this complex have been classified on the basis of their ability to ferment mannitol.
How is Streptococcus viridans transmitted?
It causes infections in both adults and children. It is transmitted through coughs and sneezes. Minor infections can be treated relatively easily with antibiotics and include: sinusitis (inflammation? of the sinuses)
