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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleRelationship between Streptococcus gallolyticus Infective Endocarditis and Pre-Neoplastic Colorectal LesionsPau Vilardell, Sergio Moral, Josep Maria Frigola et al.Colorectal cancer is associated with Infective Endocarditis (IE) due to specific gut pathogens, such as Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies, that use tumor presence as a point of blood entry. However, the association between Streptococcus gallolyticus related IE and pre-cancerous colorectal lesions like dysplastic adenomas is unclear. Seventy-one patients diagnosed with IE who underwent colonoscopy in the extension study during admission were … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 28 May 2021 · 7,131 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation between Infective Endocarditis and Premalignant Colorectal LesionsCarles FalcesThe association between Infective Endocarditis (IE) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) has been known for more than 50 years. The microorganisms in which this association has been described are Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly Streptococcus bovis) (Corredoira-Sánchez et al., 2012; Boleij et al., 2011), in different subspecies and, more recently, Enterococcus faecalis (Pericàs et al., 2016; 2017; Escolà-Vergé et al., 2020; Pericàs et … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 10 Jun 2021 · 11,559 accessesView PDF Cite