Bacteraemia and Upper Gastrointestinal Fibre-Endoscopy

Kirk, Alan; Graham‐Brown, R.A.C.; Perinpanayagam, R.M.; Smith, R G; Barnardo, David E.

doi:10.1177/014107687907200604

Cited by 17 publications

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“…The reported incidence of bacteremia after diagnostic upper GI endoscopy, with or without biopsies, was less than 8% (207)(208)(209)(210)(211)(212)(213)(214)(215). The isolated microorganisms included mainly Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus spp.…”

Section: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopymentioning

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Transmission of Infection by Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Bronchoscopy

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SUMMARY Flexible endoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Contaminated endoscopes are the medical devices frequently associated with outbreaks of health care-associated infections. Accurate reprocessing of flexible endoscopes involves cleaning and high-level disinfection followed by rinsing and drying before storage. Most contemporary flexible endoscopes cannot be heat sterilized and are designed with multiple channels, which are difficult to clean and disinfect. The ability of bacteria to form biofilms on the inner channel surfaces can contribute to failure of the decontamination process. Implementation of microbiological surveillance of endoscope reprocessing is appropriate to detect early colonization and biofilm formation in the endoscope and to prevent contamination and infection in patients after endoscopic procedures. This review presents an overview of the infections and cross-contaminations related to flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy and bronchoscopy and illustrates the impact of biofilm on endoscope reprocessing and postendoscopic infection.

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Transmission of Infection by Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Bronchoscopy

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“…During gastroscopy with or without biopsy, the range is from 0% to 8%, with a mean frequency of 4.4%. [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] The bacteremia observed usually was short lived (less than 30 minutes) and was not associated with any infectious complications. The rate of bacteremia associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy in two studies was low at 0% and 1%.…”

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Guidelines for Antibiotic Prophylaxis for GI Endoscopy

Hirota¹,

Petersen²,

Baron³

et al. 2003

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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“…The incidence of bacteremia after upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography without biliary obstruction is low [3][4][5][6]. Routine mucosal biopsy, polypectomy, and endoscopic mucosal resection do not increase the risk of bacteremia [7,8].…”

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