Eighty-eight cases of group C streptococcal bacteremia were reviewed retrospectively. Most
patients had underlying diseases (72.7%), predominantly cardiovascular disease (20.5%) or …

This minireview is the second of a two-part series which summarizes the major points of a
symposium and round-table discussion held at the 25th Interscience Conference on …

Despite uniform susceptibility of group A streptococci to penicillin, failure to eradicate group
A streptococci is not uncommon in patients receiving penicillin for treatment of pharyngitis …

When bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae are
exposed to lytic antibiotics such as penicillin and vancomycin, a self-induced killing process …

ABSTRACT A retrospective review of medical records for 32 patients with invasive group C
streptococcus (GCS) or group G streptococcus (GGS) infections was performed. MICs and …

Streptococci of Lancefield group C colonize healthy individuals but infrequently cause
invasive disease. Eight pediatric cases of infection due to group C streptococci were …

The activity of nine antimicrobial agents against 44 strains of group C and group G
streptococci was studied using a microtiter broth dilution technique. Several antimicrobial …

Seventeen clinical isolates of group C streptococci were tested for penicillin tolerance.
Sixteen of the strains showed penicillin tolerance with a 32-fold or greater difference …

The response of tolerant Streptococcus sanguis and nontolerant Streptococcus mitis
infections to penicillin therapy was compared in the rabbit model of endocarditis. The …

Although penicillin tolerance has been increasingly recognized among clinical isolates of
many Gram-positive organisms, the significance of this phenomenon in vivo is not clear. The …