| Literature DB >> 8114071 |
D Beighton1, A D Carr, B A Oppenheim.
Abstract
Twenty-three viridans streptococcal isolates from pyrexial neutropenic patients with various malignant diseases were studied in a comprehensive identification scheme. Fourteen isolates were identified as Streptococcus oralis, five as S. mitis and two as S. salivarius but the remaining two could not be identified reliably. The virulence mechanisms associated with the ability of these species to survive and grow in vivo require further investigation but may involve the production of specific glycosidase and proteolytic enzyme activities.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8114071 DOI: 10.1099/00222615-40-3-202
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Microbiol ISSN: 0022-2615 Impact factor: 2.472