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Antimicrobials
Gram positive cocci in chains, facultatively anaerobic, variable hemolysis.
Normal oral/GI flora.
Includes S. mitis, S. mutans, S. salivarius, S. sanguinis, and S. anginosus group.
See S. anginosus group listing for specific details of those organisms.
Common: bacteremia, endocarditis, febrile neutropenia
Dental infections, aspiration pneumonia, empyema.
Intra-abdominal infections.