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Association of Streptococcus bovis Bacteremia with Bowel Disease

Judith G. Reynolds^1,2, Ellen Silva¹ and William M. McCormack^1,2,

¹ State Laboratory Institute, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02130
² Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115

ABSTRACT

We reviewed the medical records of 19 patients who had Streptococcus bovis bacteremia. Eight patients had diverticulosis, four had benign adenomatous colonic polyps, and three had adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract. Laboratory workers and clinicians should be aware of the association of S. bovis bacteremia and gastrointestinal disease.

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