Splenic Abscess Caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus as Presentation of a Pancreatic Cancer | Zendy

Yanli Su | Zendy; Bin Miao | Zendy; Hong Wang | Zendy; Chao Wang | Zendy; Shuwen Zhang | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Splenic Abscess Caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus as Presentation of a Pancreatic Cancer

Author(s) -

Yanli Su,

Bin Miao,

Hong Wang,

Chao Wang,

Shuwen Zhang

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01709-13

Subject(s) - streptococcus bovis , streptococcus , endocarditis , abscess , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , spleen , pathology , biology , bacteria , immunology , surgery , rumen , genetics , food science , fermentation

Splenic abscesses caused by Streptococcus bovis are rarely reported in the literature and are mainly seen in patients with endocarditis and associated colonic neoplasia/carcinoma. We report the first case of splenic abscess caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus (Streptococcus bovis biotype II/2) as presentation of a pancreatic cancer.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research