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Perforated emphysematous cholecystitis and Streptococcus bovis.

Authors :
Mora-Guzmán I
Martín-Pérez E
Source :
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas [Rev Esp Enferm Dig] 2019 Feb; Vol. 111 (2), pp. 166-167.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Streptococcus bovis is an uncommon cause of biliary tract infection, being acute cholecystitis including this microorganism extremely rare. This entity is more frequent in older patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis, or neoplasms as colon cancer.

Subjects

Subjects :
Aged, 80 and over
Cholecystectomy
Emphysematous Cholecystitis diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Symptom Assessment
Emphysematous Cholecystitis microbiology
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus bovis isolation & purification

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1130-0108
Volume :
111
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
30421958
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2018.5826/2018
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