title: Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia: its significance for the colorectal surgeon.
abstract: Patients with Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia are at high risk of harbouring an asymptomatic colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps. It is therefore important to differentiate to a species level any Group D streptococci grown in blood cultures. Colonoscopy is the preferred method of screening these patients and high dose penicillin is the antibiotic of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Grieve
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chapuis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bradbury
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*