Faden Howard S
From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Women and Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Sep;35(9):1047-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001227.
Streptococcus intermedius is a viridans Streptococcus belonging to the Anginosus group. In the past 7 years, it has been associated with abscesses in 48 children, 40% of whom had complicated and/or life-threatening illness. It was the sole pathogen in 35 cases. Seventy-five percent of the infections occurred in winter and spring. None occurred in infants younger than 1 year.
中间型链球菌是一种属于咽峡炎链球菌群的草绿色链球菌。在过去7年中,它与48例儿童脓肿相关,其中40%患有复杂和/或危及生命的疾病。在35例病例中它是唯一的病原体。75%的感染发生在冬季和春季。1岁以下婴儿未发生感染。