Abstract
Bacteremia and infectious endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis may be related to the presence of inflammation or neoplastic lesions in the large intestine. This report describes a 46-year-old woman who presented with infectious endocarditis caused by S. bovis associated with colonic tubular-villous adenoma. Demonstration of bacterial DNA by polymerase chain reaction and identification by DNA sequencing was performed to establish the diagnosis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adenoma, Villous / complications
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Adenoma, Villous / diagnosis
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Adenoma, Villous / microbiology*
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Colonic Neoplasms / complications
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Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Colonic Neoplasms / microbiology*
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DNA, Bacterial
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Streptococcal Infections / complications
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Streptococcus bovis* / isolation & purification