title: [Molecular-biological methods of diagnosing colon-related Streptococcus bovis endocarditis].
abstract: Bacteremia and infectious endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis may be related to the presence of inflammation or neoplastic lesions in the large intestine. This report describes a 46-year-old woman who presented with infectious endocarditis caused by S. bovis associated with colonic tubular-villous adenoma. Demonstration of bacterial DNA by polymerase chain reaction and identification by DNA sequencing was performed to establish the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Hvidovre Hospital, Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling. sdn@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Susanne Dam
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Jens Jørgen E
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Anker
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laerkeborg
authors.forename: Stig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haunsø
authors.forename: Jenny Dahl
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Knudsen
mesh_terms: D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial