| Carriage of group D streptococci in the human bowel. | |
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PMID: 107199 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Sixty faecal samples, 39 from adults and 21 from neonates, were investigated by means of a simple scheme to isolate and identify any group D streptococci present. A number of differences were found between the two groups. Group D streptococci were absent from 43% of the neonates compared with only 13% of the adults; Streptococcus bovis was commoner in the neonates (23.8%) than in the adults (5%), and Streptococcus faecium was not isolated from any of the infant samples although it was common in the adult samples (25%). The viable counts of Strep. faecium were found to be, on average, 100-fold lower than those of Streptococcus faecalis. The methods and results are discussed with reference to the clinical significance of group D streptococci, especially in bacterial endocarditis and carcinoma of the colon. |
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Authors:
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C J Noble |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical pathology Volume: 31 ISSN: 0021-9746 ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Pathol. Publication Date: 1978 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1979-06-11 Completed Date: 1979-06-11 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376601 Medline TA: J Clin Pathol Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1182-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Adult Arginine / metabolism Culture Media Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification Feces / microbiology* Humans Infant, Newborn Pyruvates / metabolism Streptococcus / isolation & purification* Time Factors |
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0/Culture Media; 0/Pyruvates; 74-79-3/Arginine |
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