STREPTOCOCCUS-BOVIS BACTEREMIA - ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE COLORECTAL SURGEON

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作者
GRIEVE, DA [1 ]
CHEN, SCA [1 ]
CHAPUIS, PH [1 ]
BRADBURY, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SYDNEY,CONCORD HOSP,DEPT SURG,CLIN SCI BLDG,CONCORD,NSW 2139,AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY | 1990年 / 60卷 / 07期
关键词
bacteraemia; colonoscopy; colorectal cancer; endocarditis; streptococcus bovis;
D O I
10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07425.x
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Patients with Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia are at high risk of harbouring an asymptomatic colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps. It is therefore important to differentiate to a species level any Group D streptococci grown in blood cultures. Colonoscopy is the preferred method of screening these patients and high dose penicillin is the antibiotic of choice. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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