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Table 1 Patients baseline characteristics, gastrointestinal findings and underlying conditions

From: Streptococcus bovis infectious endocarditis and occult gastrointestinal neoplasia: experience with 25 consecutive patients treated surgically

Pat. nr

Age/sex

Year

Bio-type

IE

Bowel evaluation

Findings

Underlying conditions

1

64/m

2003

S. bovis

Definite

Gastroscopy, colonoscopy

Two 1–1.5 cm tubular sessile adenoma, intermediate dysplasia

CLL, microcytic anemia, BPH, carcinoma of prostate 3 years later

2

49/m

2004

S. bovis

Definite

Declined

Colosigmoid adenocarcinoma 5 years later

Alcohol toxic liver cirrhosis, esophagus varices III°

3

69/m

2004

S. bovis

Definite

Gastroscopy, colonoscopy

Gastritis

Gastritis, colostoma (post sigma ishemia)

4

49/m

2005

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy

Two 1 cm tubular colon adenoma low grade dysplasia

None

5

64/m

2007

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy

Five 1–2 cm polyps, with high grade suspicion for coecum carcinoma

None

6

72/m

2007

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

None

7

53/m

2008

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

None

8

70/m

2008

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

Hepatitis C, PEG interferone, dialysis

9

73/m

2009

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy

2 × 2 cm tubular Polyps, high grade suspicion for carcinoma 2014

Liver cirrhosis, psoriasis

10

54/m

2009

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Gastroscopy, colonoscopy

Pangastritis, 2× broad based colonic adenoma

Pangastritis

11

70/m

2009

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Lost to follow up

Spinal abscess surgery

12

57/m

2009

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy

Diverticulosis of small/large intestine

 

13

74/m

2010

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy/gastroscopy

Broad based stomach Polyp

Spondylodiscitis

14

66/m

2010

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

None

15

77/m

2011

S. bovis

Definite

CT colonography

Normal

Steatosis hepatis, BPH

16

48/m

2012

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy

4 Colonic polyps, 7–15 mm; stomach polyp, mucus-producing tumor left colonic flexure

Liver cirrhosis child B, esophagus varices II°

17

60/m

2012

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

None

18

63/f

2012

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

None

19

68/m

2013

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

Colonoscopy

Colonic polyp

None

20

57/m

2013

S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Definite

No colonoscopy

Hepatitis B, chronic alcohol abuse

21

84/m

2000

S. bovis

Definite

Colonoscopy

Multiple colonic polyps up to 1 cm each

Cholecystolithiasis, splenomegaly

22

65/m

2000

S. bovis

Definite

No colonoscopy

Ethyl toxic liver insufficiency, esophagus varices III°

23

78/m

2014

S. lutetiensis

Definite

Colonoscopy

Colonic and rectal polyps resected

None

24

40/m

2000

S. bovis

Definite

No colonoscopy

Hepatitis C and HIV

25

74/f

2007

S. bovis

Definite

No colonoscopy

Dialysis due to cystic kidney disease

  1. CLL chronic lymphocytic leucemia, BPH benign prostate hyperplasia, PEG-interferone pegylated interferone