Molecular-biological methods of diagnosing colon-related Streptococcus bovis endocarditis
Nielsen, S.D.; Christensen, J.J.ør.E.; Laerkeborg, A.; Haunsø, S.; Knudsen, J.D.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 169(7): 610-611
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 17311758 Document Number: 612725
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.