Review of reports of infective endocarditis after proctosigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy
Reference (publication date) | Endoscopic procedure | Organism | Valvular lesions |
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AR, aortic regurgitation; MR, mitral regurgitation; MS, mitral stenosis. *Not further specified in these studies. | |||
2 (1977) | Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy | Enterococcus faecalis | None |
3 (1984) | Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy | Enterococcus* | Mitral prolapse |
4 (1984) | Flexible proctosigmoidoscopy | Enterococcus* | MS+MR+AR |
5 (1984) | Flexible proctosigmoidoscopy | Enterococcus* | Mitral prosthesis |
8 (1988) | Colonoscopy | Streptococcus bovis | Aortic sclerosis |
9 (1991) | Flexible proctosigmoidoscopy | Streptococcus sanguis | AR |
10 (2001) | Colonoscopy | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | None |