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7977253

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
Although a transient bacteremia may occur in approximately 4% of patients after colonoscopic procedures, clinically significant bacteremia or endocarditis is exceedingly rare. To our knowledge, the case we describe herein is the first reported case of septicemia due to Flavobacterium meningosepticum and Escherichia coli after colonoscopic polypectomy. Our patient was probably immunocompromised and, therefore, predisposed to bacteremia after the procedure, because she was asplenic, diabetic, and receiving long-term steroid therapy for her chronic autoimmune disorders. Several recent reports have suggested that immunocompromised patients are more likely to develop septicemia after endoscopic procedures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2245-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Septicemia occurring after colonoscopic polypectomy in a splenectomized patient taking corticosteroids.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports