Risk of colorectal cancer due to Streptococcus gallolyticus: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Aidid, Edre Mohammad, Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan, Md Nor, Azmi, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Ab Hamid, Nurul Fatihah, Saipol Bahri, Nur Arfa Nadhirah, Abd Ghani, Nuha Dini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RB Pathology; RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105058/7/105058_Risk%20of%20colorectal%20cancer%20due%20to%20Streptococcus%20gallolyticus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105058/13/105508_Risk%20of%20colorectal%20cancer%20due%20to%20Streptococcus_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105058/; https://www.e-mjm.org/2023/v78n3/streptococcus-gallolyticus.pdf

Introduction: World Health Organization (2019) has declared colorectal cancer (CRC) as the second most common cancer in females and third in males, where the incidence seems to rise year by year. One of the very few potential pathogens specifically associated with malignant colonic diseases is Strep...