Granulicatella adiacens (G. adiacens), formerly classified as a nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS), is a commensal organism in the mouth. It is known to be a rare cause of infective endocarditis (IE). This case ...
Perianal infectious dermatitis(PID) represents a super-ficial inflammation of the perianal skin, which is of bac-terial origin(classically, group A beta-hemolytic strepto-cocci). This narrative review aims to critical...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31400126);Basic Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2012CB721102);Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KJZD-EW-L02);Open Research Fund Program of the State Key Laboratory of Virology of China (No. 2014IOV002);Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosafety, Wuhan
The novel phage lysin PlySs2, is reported to be highly active against various bacteria, including staphylococci, streptococci and Listeria. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its broad lytic spectrum remain ...
Children with congenital heart diseases (CHD) are considered to be at higher risk of development of a Bacterial Endocarditic (BE) from infectious diseases of the oral cavity and following dental treatments. They repre...
Bacterial infection associated with the use of medical or dental devices is a serious concern.Although devices made of ethylene vinyl acetate(EVA) are often used in the oral cavity,there are no established standards...
Eight percent of necrotizing soft tissue infections(NSTI) are attributable to group A Streptococci(GAS),and among these,50%develop streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.The reported mortality associated with NSTI reaches...
Supported by Faculty of Dentistry,Mahidol University,2008
Objective:To evaluate the level of salivary Mutatis streptococci(MS) after rinsing with xylitol, fluoride,and a combination of xylitol and fluoride solutions,compared with distilled water. Methods:Eighty healthy 8-9 y...
Purpose:To examine selected putative virulent prop-erties of mutans streptococci in two groups with dif-ferent caries activity and to examine co-culture hy-bridization of the strains in vitro. Methods: A set of strain...