Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects
Streptococcus constellatus (S.constellatus), normal commensal bacteria of the human oral cavity is known to be associated with abscess formation and/or bacteremias. This is an infrequently isolated organism from the blood culture of the patients and is considered pathogenic when isolated. Because of...
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doaj-a89248c10ed546d19f6cada43cf68f142020-11-25T01:10:23ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2019-01-01131 DD01 DD0210.7860/JCDR/2019/39695.12433Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological AspectsCHAKRAPANI KAMMINENI0VASU BURLI1SREEKANTHREDDY BASIREDDY2SUDHAKAR3Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology, Rainbow Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.Consultant Paediatrician, Department of Paediatrics, Rainbow Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.Consultant Paediatrician, Department of Paediatrics, Rainbow Hospital, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.Streptococcus constellatus (S.constellatus), normal commensal bacteria of the human oral cavity is known to be associated with abscess formation and/or bacteremias. This is an infrequently isolated organism from the blood culture of the patients and is considered pathogenic when isolated. Because of the increased usage and wide availability of newer automated methods and other technological advances, better isolation and identification of these organisms has been possible. We report a case of S.constellatus bacteremia associated with abscess in an 11-month-old child. https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12433/39695_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(AK)_PB(NC_AG)_PN(SL).pdfantibioticsblood culturelymphadenitis |
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CHAKRAPANI KAMMINENI VASU BURLI SREEKANTHREDDY BASIREDDY SUDHAKAR Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research antibiotics blood culture lymphadenitis |
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CHAKRAPANI KAMMINENI VASU BURLI SREEKANTHREDDY BASIREDDY SUDHAKAR |
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Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects |
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Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects |
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Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects |
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Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects |
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Case Report of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia in an 11-Month-old Child-clinical and Microbiological Aspects |
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case report of streptococcus constellatus bacteremia in an 11-month-old child-clinical and microbiological aspects |
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Streptococcus constellatus (S.constellatus), normal commensal bacteria of the human oral cavity is known to be associated with abscess formation and/or bacteremias. This is an infrequently isolated organism from the blood culture of the patients and is considered pathogenic when isolated. Because of the increased usage and wide availability of newer automated methods and other technological advances, better isolation and identification of these organisms has been possible. We report a case of S.constellatus bacteremia associated with abscess in an 11-month-old child. |
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