Identity of streptococcal blood isolates and oral isolates from two patients with infective endocarditis

N E Fiehn; E Gutschik; T Larsen; J M Bangsborg

doi:10.1128/jcm.33.5.1399-1401.1995

Identity of streptococcal blood isolates and oral isolates from two patients with infective endocarditis

J Clin Microbiol. 1995 May;33(5):1399-401. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.5.1399-1401.1995.

Authors

N E Fiehn¹, E Gutschik, T Larsen, J M Bangsborg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Health Science Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to isolate streptococcal strains from the oral cavities of streptococcal endocarditis patients and compare these strains biochemically and genetically with the corresponding streptococcal blood isolates. Total identity was observed between the blood and oral cavity isolates from the two patients studied.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Bacteremia / microbiology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Dental Plaque / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Mouth / microbiology
Saliva / microbiology
Species Specificity
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcus / classification
Streptococcus / genetics
Streptococcus / isolation & purification*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial