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1147454

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Fifty patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal fiberoptic endoscopy were studied prospectively for the development of bacteremia by aerobic and anerobic blood cultures obtained before, during, and at 5 and 30 minutes after the procedure. Forty-six patients were culture negative; four had positive cultures at 5 or 30 minutes after the procedure, or at both times. The level of bacteremia as estimated by pour plates was very low. Bacteremia did not correlate with the performance of biopsy or the type of mucosal abnormality found. It is concluded that only very high-risk patients should receive antimicrobial prophylaxis before this procedure. The minor risk of this low-level bacteremia should not be considered a contraindication to the performance of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-4819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
212-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacteremia with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.