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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2015; 21(18): 5663-5667
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5663
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5663
Table 1 Endoscopic findings in accordance with Streptococcus bovis culture results n (%)
| Variable | Negative (n = 154) | Positive (n = 49) | P value |
| Age, yr | 60.1 | 70.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Sex, female:male | 1:1 (77:77) | 1:1 (25:24) | 0.9010 |
| Normal colonoscopy | 102 (66.2) | 6 (12.2) | < 0.0001 |
| Colitis/ileitis | 7 (4.5) | 4 (8.1) | 0.4428 |
| Small polyp | 26 (16.9) | 6 (12.2) | 0.4990 |
| Medium-sized polyp | 11 (7.1) | 5 (10.2) | 0.4885 |
| Large polyp | 8 (5.2) | 11 (22.4) | 0.0003 |
| Malignant tumor | 0 | 17 (34.7) | < 0.0001 |
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Citation: Paritsky M, Pastukh N, Brodsky D, Isakovich N, Peretz A. Association of
Streptococcus bovis presence in colonic content with advanced colonic lesion. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(18): 5663-5667 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i18/5663.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5663