Clinical Importance of Streptococcus gallolyticus Infection Among Colorectal Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Authors

Annemarie Boleij · Institute of Infection and Immunity

Marleen M. H. J. van Gelder · Radboud University Nijmegen

Dorine W. Swinkels · Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences

Harold Tjalsma · Radboud University Medical Center

Abstract

Our meta-analysis clearly indicates that S. bovis should no longer be regarded as a single species in clinical practice, because S. gallolyticus (S. bovis biotype I) infection, in particular, has an unambiguous association with CRC.

Topics & Keywords

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 53, Issue 9, pp. 870-878

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir609

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