1. [Diseases associated with bloodstream infections caused by the new species included in the old Streptococcus bovis group].
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Gómez-Garcés JL, Gil Y, Burillo A, Wilhelmi I, and Palomo M
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- Adenoma, Villous epidemiology, Adenoma, Villous etiology, Adenoma, Villous microbiology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bacteremia epidemiology, Biliary Tract Diseases epidemiology, Biliary Tract Diseases microbiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular epidemiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular microbiology, Causality, Colonic Neoplasms epidemiology, Colonic Neoplasms etiology, Colonic Polyps epidemiology, Colonic Polyps etiology, Colonic Polyps microbiology, Comorbidity, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Endocarditis, Bacterial epidemiology, Female, Heart Valve Diseases epidemiology, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis epidemiology, Liver Cirrhosis microbiology, Liver Neoplasms epidemiology, Liver Neoplasms microbiology, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Prosthesis-Related Infections epidemiology, Prosthesis-Related Infections microbiology, Spain epidemiology, Species Specificity, Streptococcal Infections epidemiology, Streptococcus bovis drug effects, Streptococcus bovis isolation & purification, Streptococcus bovis pathogenicity, Bacteremia microbiology, Colonic Neoplasms microbiology, Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology, Intestines microbiology, Streptococcal Infections microbiology, Streptococcus bovis classification
- Abstract
Objective: We sought to identify possible diseases associated with bloodstream infections caused by new species of S. bovis group isolated in blood cultures and by studying patient records, Methods: Forty-four consecutive blood culture isolates initially designated S. bovis were further characterised using phenotypic methods Patient records were examined., Results: We identified 15 Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus, 24 Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus, and 5 Streptococcus infantarius isolates in 44 BSI episodes., Conclusions: The association between S. bovis bacteraemia and endocarditis and/or colon carcinoma is highly dependent on the causative species. Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus is a surrogate for endocarditis and/or bowel disease, whereas Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus is a surrogate for hepato-biliary disease., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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