We are glad to share with Corredoira and colleagues the interest for our recently
published work regarding the relationship between Enteroccocus spp infective endocarditis (EIE) and colorectal neoplasm (CRN) [
[1]
]. In their letter to the Editor, entitled “Associating enterococcal endocarditis and
colorectal neoplasia: is colonoscopy mandatory?” [
[2]
], Correidora et al. highlight some of the key clinical features we also deem of utmost importance when
approaching a patient with EIE. Indeed, as underscored by our Spanish colleagues,
accumulating evidence from several retrospective studies supports the usefulness of
colonoscopy not only in Streptococcus gallolyticus endocarditis but also in EIE, irrespective of whether the focus of infection is obvious
or unknown [
[1]
,
[2]
]. However, whether E. faecalis or S. gallolyticus infective endocarditis/bacteremia are an epiphenomenon of an already established
CRN or play an active role in colorectal mucosal cell carcinogenesis remains unclear.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 31, 2020
Accepted:
December 24,
2020
Received:
December 5,
2020
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