Streptococcus sanguis bacteremia and colorectal cancer: a case report.
Streptococcus sanguis, usually considered a nonpathogen of the oral cavity, was isolated from blood cultures from a patient who was subsequently found to have a cecal adenocarcinoma. Further studies are needed to determine if Streptococcus sanguis infections have diagnostic implications similar to those of Streptococcus bovis.
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Division of Hematology and Oncology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 90024.
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Berenson
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*