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W Reinhart

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PubMed1978

[Transitory bacteremia in rectoscopy].

A prospective study was undertaken to determine the frequency of transient bacteremia on recto-sigmoidoscopy. Blood specimens were drawn for aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture immediately before, and 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min after the beginning of recto-sigmoidoscopy. 19 blood cultures were supposed to be contaminated. In 3 patients (6%) a positive blood culture was found with the following types of organisms: enterococci, Escherichia coli and nonhemolytic streptococci. The need for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with valvular heart diseases or prosthetic valves is discussed. In such cases the authors propose prophylaxis with 1 g streptomycin i.m. and 3 g ampicillin by mouth 30 min before recto-sigmoidoscopy.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1975

[Proceedings: Long-term therapy with steroids].

All glucocorticosteroids available at the present time exert a wide range of actions in every single cell of every organ. It is still not possible to dissociate the therapeutically desirable effects from the undesirable side effects, and whether this goal will ever be achieved is more than questionable. Thus, chronic treatment with steroids is invariably associated with side effects, but there are a number of therapeutic rules whose strict observance may prevent a patient in chronic need of steroid treatment from developing a second, iatrogenic disease. For example, there is strong evidence that spacing the administration or oral steroids, even without changing the 24 h dosage, may substantially decrease the steroid induced side effects without loss of therapeutic action. Another promising approach has been reported in the case of steroid dependent asthmatics, many of whom may be treated by inhalations of steroid esters with strong topical but low systemic effects.

Administration, Oral↗