Bacteraemia and upper gastrointestinal fibre-endoscopy

A prospective study of fifty-two patients undergoing fibreoptic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was carried out in order to determine whether bacteraemia was a significant risk. Aerobic and anaerobic blood cultures were performed before, during and after endoscopy. Cultures were also taken from les...

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Published inJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 409 - 411
Main Authors Kirk, A, Graham-Brown, R, Perinpanayagam, R M, Smith, R G, Barnardo, D E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.1979
Subjects
Endoscopy - adverse effects
Enterococcus faecalis - isolation & purification
Fiber Optic Technology
Gastrointestinal Diseases - microbiology
Humans
Klebsiella - isolation & purification
Sepsis - etiology
Skin Diseases - microbiology
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Summary:A prospective study of fifty-two patients undergoing fibreoptic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was carried out in order to determine whether bacteraemia was a significant risk. Aerobic and anaerobic blood cultures were performed before, during and after endoscopy. Cultures were also taken from lesions (if any found) in the oesophagus, stomach or duodenum. No significant bacteraemia was identified, and bacterial growth was found in only one upper gastrointestinal lesion.
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ISSN:0141-0768
1758-1095
DOI:10.1177/014107687907200604