Viridans Group Streptococci (VGS) were considered to
be commensal organisms of low virulence. Their major
disease associations were formerly limited to dental
caries and infective endocarditis. Over the last several
years, these bacteria have emerged as significant
pathogens associated with gingivitis, periodontitis,
bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia and a variety of
infections in neonates. Although penicillin remains the
drug of choice in the treatment of infections caused by
VGS, drug tolerance and clinical therapeutic failures
have been reported. Different studies in recent past
show that there is an alarming increase in resistance in
VGS to various antimicrobial agents. Increase in the
incidence of VGS with multiple drug resistance to
penicillin and other agents suggest for periodic
surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility among
VGS in order to guide appropriate antimicrobial
therapy and to develop an appropriate treatment
strategy for various infections caused by VGS. The
development of appropriate treatment strategy not only
helps in effective management but also helps to
monitor further spread of resistant pathogens