Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
January 2024
Objectives: To describe the clinical features, history and association with intestinal disease in central nervous system (CNS) S. bovis infections.
Methods: Four cases of S.
Background: The Streptococcus bovis group (SBG) is a well-known cause of endocarditis, but its role in osteoarticular infections (OAIs) has not been well described.
Methods: We analyzed all patients with OAIs by SBG diagnosed in our hospital (1988-2014). We selected those cases with septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, as defined according to clinical, microbiological, and imaging studies.