Bacteremia after Sigmoidoscopy: Another View
Authors: Elroy R. Engeling, Bonaventure F. Eng, Nadine Sullivan-Sigler, John G. Bartlett, Sherwood L. Gorbach
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 July 1976Bacteremia after Sigmoidoscopy: Another ViewELROY R. ENGELING, M.D., BONAVENTURE F. ENG, M.D., NADINE SULLIVAN-SIGLER, JOHN G. BARTLETT, M.D., SHERWOOD L. GORBACH, M.D.ELROY R. ENGELING, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BONAVENTURE F. ENG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NADINE SULLIVAN-SIGLERSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN G. BARTLETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SHERWOOD L. GORBACH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-1-77 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA recent report suggested that sigmoidoscopy was frequently associated with transient bacteremia (1). To test this hypothesis, our study was undertaken to determine the incidence of bacteremia in patients with cirrhosis undergoing sigmoidoscopy for routine diagnostic purposes. Cirrhotic patients were selected because such patients have an increased incidence of "spontaneous" bacteremia, presumably due to defective clearing mechanisms in the diseased liver. This provided an opportunity to observe the influence of this procedure in high-risk persons.Fifty-four patients who were undergoing sigmoidoscopy for routine diagnostic purposes were selected for study. All patients had cirrhosis with ascites, abnormal findings on liver function...References1. LEFROCKELLISTURCHIK JCJ: Transient bacteremia associated with sigmoidoscopy. N Engl J Med 289:467-469, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. UNTERMANMILBERGKRANIS DMM: Evaluation of blood cultures after sigmoidoscopy. N Engl J Med 257:773-774, 1957 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BUCHMANBERGLUND EE: Bacteremia following sigmoidoscopy. Am Heart J 60:863-866, 1960 CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MACGREGORBEATY RH: Evaluation of positive blood cultures. Arch Intern Med 130:84-87, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DUPONTSPINK HW: Infections due to Gram-negative organisms: an analysis of 860 patients with bacteremia at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, 1958-1966. Medicine (Baltimore) 48:307-332, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ELROY R. ENGELING, M.D.; BONAVENTURE F. ENG, M.D.; NADINE SULLIVAN-SIGLER; JOHN G. BARTLETT, M.D.; SHERWOOD L. GORBACH, M.D.Affiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPERIPROSTHETIC KNEE JOINT INFECTION FOLLOWING COLONOSCOPYInfectious disease complications of Gl endoscopy: Part I, endogenous infectionsProspective randomized study of bacteraemia in diathermyand stapled haemorrhoidectomyPractice parameters for antibiotic prophylaxis—Supporting documentationCurrent Concepts Review - Prophylactic Use of Antibiotics for Procedures after Total Joint Replacement*Practice parameters for antibiotic prophylaxis-Supporting DocumentationBacteremia with gastrointestinal endoscopic proceduresCurrent issues in prevention of infective endocarditisThe bowel, the genitourinary tract, and infective endocarditis.Gastrointestinal instrumentation, bacteraemia, and endocarditis.Bacteremia after proctoscopy and hemorrhoidal injection sclerotherapyBacteremia after Rectal ExaminationBRUCE I. HOFFMAN, M.D., WILLIAM KOBASA, M.S., DONALD KAYE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Chapter 11. β-Lactam Antibiotics 1 July 1976Volume 85, Issue 1Page: 77-78KeywordsAscitesBacteremiaCirrhosisLiverLiver diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...