title: [Bacterial infections following sclerosing therapy for esophageal varices].
abstract: Two patients with infectious complications 3 and 5 days after elective sclerotherapy of esophageal varices are presented. Both patients had liver cirrhosis (primary biliary cirrhosis and alcoholic liver cirrhosis with hepatitis B virus infection respectively). In one patient a brain abscess developed which was treated successfully by antibiotics and surgery; in the other patient pneumococcal bacteremia and gonarthritis developed. Frequency, possible causes and antibiotic prophylaxis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik B, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertschinger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lammer
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Blum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
vernacular_title: Bakterielle Infektionen nach Osophagusvarizen-Sklerosierungstherapie.