嬰兒鏈球菌(Streptococcus infantis)

簡介

      嬰兒鏈球菌(Streptococcus infantis)屬于鏈球菌科(Streptococcaceae)，革蘭陽性球菌、微需氧，米勒群鏈球菌(mitis group streptococci)。

臨床相關性

       口腔鏈球菌，臨床少見，主要分離自3個月-3歲嬰幼兒咽部、口腔分離，偶見引起急性咽峽炎。也有從成人上呼吸道分離報道。

參考文獻

1.Kawamura Y,et al. Streptococcus peroris sp.nov. and Streptococcus infantis sp. nov., new members of the Streptococcus mitis group,isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1998 Jul;48 Pt 3:921-7.

2.Hislop MS, et al. High Levels of Detection of

Nonpneumococcal Species of Streptococcus in Saliva from Adults in the United States.Microbiol Spectr.2023Jun15;11(3):e0520722.