Infections associated with malignancy
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Bacteria
- Bacteremia with many bacteria is associated with new diagnosis of colorectal cancer within 1 year
- Clostridium species (OR 17) and in particular Clostridium septicum (OR 17)
- Gemella morbillorum (OR 15)
- Fusobacterium nucleatum (OR 5 to 7)
- Streptococcus bovis group (OR 9), mostly from
- Streptococcus gallolyticus (OR 6)
- Bacteroides species (OR 6), including Bacteroides fragilis (OR 4) and Bacteroides ovatus (OR 20)
- Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (OR 11), including Peptostreptococcus species (OR 3)
- Clostridium perfringens (OR 2)
References
- ^ Thomas N.Y. Kwong, Xiansong Wang, Geicho Nakatsu, Tai Cheong Chow, Timothy Tipoe, Rudin Z.W. Dai, Kelvin K.K. Tsoi, Martin C.S. Wong, Gary Tse, Matthew T.V. Chan, Francis K.L. Chan, Siew C. Ng, Justin C.Y. Wu, William K.K. Wu, Jun Yu, Joseph J.Y. Sung, Sunny H. Wong. Association Between Bacteremia From Specific Microbes and Subsequent Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology. 2018;155(2):383-390.e8. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2018.04.028.
- ^ Ulrik S Justesen, Stig L Nielsen, Thøger G Jensen, Ram B Dessau, Jens K Møller, John E Coia, Steen L Andersen, Court Pedersen, Kim O Gradel. Bacteremia With Anaerobic Bacteria and Association With Colorectal Cancer: A Population-based Cohort Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022;75(10):1747-1753. doi:10.1093/cid/ciac259.
