Streptococcus Milleri Infection

Abstract

We report three cases of flexor sheath infection due to Streptococcus milleri in two patients. Soft tissue damage was extensive despite surgical debridement and appropriate antibiotic therapy. One patient had two digits amputated and the other had the affected digit amputated at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint.

These cases illustrate the potential pathogenicity of a bacterium which is often regarded as a commensal.