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    Corredoira, Juan; Miguez, Enrique; Mateo, Lara María; Fernández-Rodríguez, Ricardo; García-Rodríguez, José Francisco; Pérez-González, Alexandre; Sanjurjo, Ana; Pulian, María Victoria; Ayuso-García, Blanca

    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 07/2023, Volume: 42, Issue: 7
    Journal Article

    Whether cirrhotic patients with Streptococcus bovis bacteremia have an increased risk of colorectal neoplasm is uncertain. A multicentric retrospective cohort study was conducted investigating associations between S. bovis biotype and species, cirrhosis, and colorectal neoplasm. Out of 779 patients with S. bovis bacteremia, 69 (8.7%) had cirrhosis. No differences were found in the prevalence of colorectal neoplasm between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients undergoing colonoscopy. Among cirrhotic patients, prevalence of colorectal neoplasms was higher in S. bovis biotype I ( S. gallolyticus ) bacteremia (80%) than in S. bovis biotype II (33.3%; p  < 0.007). In conclusion, risk of colorectal neoplasm is high among cirrhotic patients with S. gallolyticus bacteremia.