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Streptococcus bovis bacteremia | ||
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colonic neoplasm or other gastrointestinal malignancy, benign conditions associated with lost bowel-wall integrity | ||
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* | As noted below, Clostridium septicum infection is associated with colonic dis-integrity in a manner similar to Strep. bovis bacteremia. |
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(1) | [This footnote was a comment, not a reference.] | |
(2) | [This footnote was a comment, not a reference.] | |
(3) | Endocarditis due to group D streptococci. Comparison of disease caused by streptococcus bovis with that produced by the enterococci. Moellering RC Jr, Watson BK, et al. Am J Med 1974 Aug;57(2):239-50. Pubmed Similars | |
(4) | Association of Streptococcus bovis with carcinoma of the colon. Klein RS, Recco RA, et al. N Engl J Med 1977 Oct 13;297(15):800-2. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
(5) | Streptococcus bovis septicemia and carcinoma of the colon. Klein RS, Catalano MT, et al. Ann Intern Med 1979 Oct;91(4):560-2. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
(6) | [This footnote was a comment, not a reference.] | |
(7) | Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 9-1987. A 74-year-old man with diffuse pulmonary consolidations after emesis and apparent aspiration. N Engl J Med 1987 Feb 26;316(9):529-41. Pubmed Similars |
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Streptococci | ||
101. | Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia requires rigorous exclusion of colonic neoplasia and endocarditis. Beeching NJ, Christmas TI, et al. Q J Med 1985 Aug;56(220):439-50. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
102. | Streptococcus bovis infection of the pulmonary valve in an elderly woman with a colonic polyp. Busby WJ, Campbell AJ, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 1987 Feb;35(2):166-9. Pubmed Similars | |
103. | Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis: an association with villous adenomas of the large intestine. Wiseman A, Rene P, et al. Ann Intern Med 1985 Dec;103(6 ( Pt 1)):893-4. Pubmed Similars | |
Infections and colonic pathology | ||
104. | Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 46-1990. A 63-year-old woman with diarrhea and bullous lesions of the buttock. N Engl J Med 1990 Nov 15;323(20):1406-12. Pubmed Similars | |
105. | Unusual infections associated with colorectal cancer. Panwalker AP. Rev Infect Dis 1988 Mar-Apr;10(2):347-64. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
106. | Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 29-1989. A 79-year-old man with fever, abdominal pain, and inflamed right eye. N Engl J Med 1989 Jul 20;321(3):172-82. Pubmed Similars | |
107. | Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 5-1993. An 81-year-old man with pain and crepitus in the shoulder. N Engl J Med 1993 Feb 4;328(5):340-6. Pubmed Similars |
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