Unusual bacterial infections and colorectal carcinoma - Streptococcus bovis and Clostridium septicum: Report of three cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1223-1227

  Wentling, Grettel K ^a   Metzger, Philip P ^a   Dozois, Eric J ^b   Chua, Heidi K ^a   Krishna, Murli ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Clostridium septicum; Colonic neoplasms; Streptococcus bovis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 33747089587     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0576-4     Document Type: Article

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