Routine Practices
Gram positive cocci in chains, facultatively anaerobic, variable hemolysis.
Smells like butterscotch.
Normal oral/GI flora.
Consists of Strep. anginosus, Strep. intermedius, and Strep. constellatus.
Used to be called Strep. milleri group.
When these organisms grow in blood culture, look for the abscess.
Generally abscesses need surgical drainage depending on size/location.