Clinical and morphological characteristics in Streptococcus bovis endocarditis: a comparison with other causative microorganisms in 177 cases

Abstract

Conclusions-S bovis endocarditis is a severe illness because of the more common involvement of multiple valves, and of the frequent occurrence of haemodynamically relevant valvar regurgitation and infectious myocardial infiltration. (Heart 1998;80:276-280)

Reevaluation of Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis Cases from 1975 to 1985 by 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis

“…Recently published studies either have not addressed the diversity of S. bovis isolates in the context of S. bovis endocarditis (4,12,14) or have addressed this issue in a preliminary and often contradictory fashion (2,3). Prior to the description of S. gallolyticus, Ruoff et al reported that among S. bovis biotypes identified by the API Rapid Strep system (Analytab Products, Plainview, N.Y.) and cellular fatty acid content, biotype I was more likely than biotype II to be associated with both endocarditis and malignant or premalignant colonic lesions (15).…”

The Role of Infectious Agents in Colorectal Carcinogenesis

“…bovis, a nonenterococcal lancefield group D streptococcus, is a transient colonic commensal with fecal carriage rate of 5 -13 % in healthy adults (Potter et al, 1998;Dubrow et al, 1991), and accounts for 11-12% of infective endocarditis (Ballet et al, 1995;Kupferwasser et al, 1998). Traditionally, S. bovis has been classified into three distinct biotypes; I, II/1, and II/2, www.intechopen.com based on phenotypical and genetic characteristics (Coykendall & Gustafson, 1985).…”

Several Points About Infective Endocarditis in Present-Day Practice

“…Ниже представлена этиология современного ИЭ в соответствии с частотой выявления основ-ного возбудителя [8]:…”