Streptococcus gallolyticus infection: a neglected marker for colorectal cancer?

• Main Authors: Ismail, Che Muhammad Khairul Hisyam, Aidid, Edre Mohammad, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan, Md Nor, Azmi
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RC270 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology-Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms-Therapeutics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/100025/1/Streptococcus%20gallolyticus%20infection.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100025/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cancer in Malaysia with mostly detected at later stage, III and IV due to lack of awareness of CRC symptoms and signs. CRC is a multifactorial, however the clinical association of Streptococcus gallolyticus (S. gallolyticus) infection with the developm...