Detection of Streptococcus bovis from hospitalised patients with inflammatory bowel disease
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Date
2005-03
Authors
Sidek@Aziz, Zainal Shukri@Abdul
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
This final year research project is about the detection of Streptococcus bovis (S. bovis) in
hospitalized patients that suffers from inflammatory bowel disease or colonic carcinoma. From
50 samples collected from patients, one have been positively identified for S.bovis. From Chisquare
analysis, it has been determined that there is no significant association between the
presence of Streptococcus bovis species and the age, sex and the type of disease of hospitalized
patients at HUSM. There is possible association between the race of patients and presence of
the bacteri . Several factors regarding patients conditio~ validity of the sample and collecting
and processing method have been identify as reasons why such results have been achieved.
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inflammatory bowel disease