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KMID : 0882420130850060644
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2013 Volume.85 No. 6 p.644 ~ p.647
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A Case of Colon Cancer Associated with Streptococcus gallolyticus Subspecies pasteurianus Bacteremia
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Lee Yu-Ho
Moon Soo-Youn
Lee Mi-Suk
Son Jun-Seong
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Abstract
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Streptococcus Gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus is a biotype II/2 of Streptococcus bovis. Although there is a clear correlation between Streptococcus bovis bacteremia and the risk of developing colon cancer, the relationship between Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus bacteremia and colon cancer is not clear. We report a 53-year-old female who initially presented with fever and low back pain. Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus was isolated in blood cultures, so we performed a colonoscopy and discovered colon cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Streptococcus bovis, Colonic neoplasms
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