Streptococcus mitis as a New Emerging Pathogen in Pediatric Age: Case Report and Systematic Review

, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, is a member of Viridans Group Streptococci (VGS). Generally recognized as a causative agent of invasive diseases in immunocompromised patients, is considered to have low pathogenic potential in immunocompetent individuals. We present a rare case of sinusitis...

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Published in:Antibiotics (Basel) 2023-07, Vol.12 (7), p.1222
Main Authors: Colomba, Claudia, Garbo, Valeria, Boncori, Giovanni, Albano, Chiara, Bagarello, Sara, Condemi, Anna, Giordano, Salvatore, Canduscio, Laura A, Gallo, Cristina, Parrinello, Gaspare, Cascio, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria
Case reports
Dental caries
Diplopia
Disease
Endocarditis
Fever
Headaches
Hematology
Hospitalization
Immunocompetence
Immunocompromised hosts
invasive disease
Leukemia
Literature reviews
Meningitis
Microorganisms
Oral cavity
Otolaryngology
Pathogens
Patients
pediatric
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Risk factors
S. mitis
Sinuses
Sinusitis
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus mitis
Systematic Review
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
VGS
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Summary:, a normal inhabitant of the oral cavity, is a member of Viridans Group Streptococci (VGS). Generally recognized as a causative agent of invasive diseases in immunocompromised patients, is considered to have low pathogenic potential in immunocompetent individuals. We present a rare case of sinusitis complicated by meningitis and cerebral sino-venous thrombosis (CSVT) caused by in a previously healthy 12-year-old boy with poor oral health status. With the aim of understanding the real pathogenic role of this microorganism, an extensive review of the literature about invasive diseases due to in pediatric patients was performed. Our data define the critical role of this microorganism in invasive infections, especially in immunocompetent children and in the presence of apparently harmful conditions such as sinusitis and caries. Attention should be paid to the choice of therapy because of VGS's emerging antimicrobial resistance patterns.
ISSN:2079-6382
2079-6382
DOI:10.3390/antibiotics12071222