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Blood Cultures Following Rectal Examination

Blood Cultures Following Rectal Examination CERTAIN types of manipulative procedures may be followed by transient bacteremia.1 These procedures include dental work, tonsillectomy, tracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, esophageal dilation, upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract endoscopy, liver biopsy, child-birth, cardiac catheterization, angiography, and examinations or surgery involving the rectum and prostate. The frequency of bacteremia following lower GI tract manipulation has varied in different reports, perhaps depending on the type of procedure and the technique used, the timing of blood samples, the culture techniques, and the investigator's interpretation regarding which of the recovered organisms were from the blood and which were contaminants. Sigmoidos-copy-associated bacteremia rates have varied from 0% to 9.5%,1,2 colonoscopy rates from 0% to 5.6%,1,3 and the rate associated with barium enema has been reported to be from 11.4% to 40%.1,4 Prostatic manipulation can result in frequent bacteremia under certain circumstances, as illustrated by a reported 67% bacteremia rate following massage of apparently http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Blood Cultures Following Rectal Examination

JAMA , Volume 239 (17) – Apr 28, 1978

Blood Cultures Following Rectal Examination

Abstract


CERTAIN types of manipulative procedures may be followed by transient bacteremia.1 These procedures include dental work, tonsillectomy, tracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, esophageal dilation, upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract endoscopy, liver biopsy, child-birth, cardiac catheterization, angiography, and examinations or surgery involving the rectum and prostate.
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1978 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1978.03280440073022
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Abstract

CERTAIN types of manipulative procedures may be followed by transient bacteremia.1 These procedures include dental work, tonsillectomy, tracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, esophageal dilation, upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract endoscopy, liver biopsy, child-birth, cardiac catheterization, angiography, and examinations or surgery involving the rectum and prostate. The frequency of bacteremia following lower GI tract manipulation has varied in different reports, perhaps depending on the type of procedure and the technique used, the timing of blood samples, the culture techniques, and the investigator's interpretation regarding which of the recovered organisms were from the blood and which were contaminants. Sigmoidos-copy-associated bacteremia rates have varied from 0% to 9.5%,1,2 colonoscopy rates from 0% to 5.6%,1,3 and the rate associated with barium enema has been reported to be from 11.4% to 40%.1,4 Prostatic manipulation can result in frequent bacteremia under certain circumstances, as illustrated by a reported 67% bacteremia rate following massage of apparently

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Apr 28, 1978

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