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.
Division of Hematology and Oncology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 90024.
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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*