Novel association of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus and hepatocelluar carcinoma: opening new frontiers.

CONCLUSIONS: This study provides a novel insight into the association of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus with HCC. The isolation of the organism from blood and ascitic fluid should prompt the clinicians to search for evidence of HCC actively. PMID: 30332912 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research