The clinical features of respiratory infections caused by the Streptococcus anginosus group

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• 作者：Shingo Noguchi ; Kazuhiro Yatera ; Toshinori Kawanami ; Kei Yamasaki…
• 关键词：S. anginosus group ; Pneumonia ; Lung abscess ; Bacterial pleurisy ; Pleural effusion
• 刊名：BMC Pulmonary Medicine
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：15
• 期：1
• 全文大小：571 KB
• 刊物主题：Pneumology/Respiratory System; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2466

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Background The Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) play important roles in respiratory infections. It is ordinarily difficult to distinguish them from contaminations as the causative pathogens of respiratory infections because they are often cultured in respiratory specimens. Therefore, it is important to understand the clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of respiratory infections caused by the SAG members. The aim of this study is to clarify the role of the SAG bacteria in respiratory infections.