Table 1: Mouth organisms isolated in infections of injection drug users.
Group |
Organism |
Species |
Number of isolates |
Oral bacteria |
Streptococcus anginosus group (21) |
Streptococcus intermedius |
16 |
|
|
S.anginosus |
3 |
|
|
S. constellatus |
2 |
|
Streptococcus sp. |
Group A Streptococcus |
11 |
|
|
Group C Streptococcus |
2 |
|
|
Group F Streptococcus |
1 |
|
|
S dysgalactiae |
1 |
|
Prevotella |
Prevotella oralis |
2 |
|
|
P. denticola |
1 |
|
|
P.buccae |
1 |
|
|
P.melaninogenica |
1 |
|
|
Prevotella sp. |
1 |
|
Eikenella |
Eikenella coorodens |
5 |
|
Haemophilus |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae |
3 |
Oral fungi |
Candida (could also be a skin contaminant) |
Candida albicans |
3 |
|
|
C. glabrata |
1 |
|
|
C. parapsilosis |
1 |
|
|
C. dublinensis |
1 |