Subtyping of Streptococcus bovis group bacteria is needed to fully understand the clinical value of Streptococcus gallolyticus (S. bovis biotype I) infection as early sign of colonic malignancy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-

  Tjalsma, H ^a   Boleij, A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOTYPE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; LETTER; OCCULT CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUBSPECIES;

BACTEREMIA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 84857277854     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02873.x     Document Type: Letter

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