Streptococcus bovis endocarditis, a silent sign for colonic tumour

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-171

  Gupta, A ^a   Madani, R ^a   Mukhtar, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon cancer carcinoma; Endocarditis; Septicaemia; Streptococcus bovis

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

BACTEREMIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 77954374888     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01814.x     Document Type: Review

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