title: Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy.
abstract: This is one of a series of statements discussing the utilization of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy prepared this text. In preparing this guideline, a MEDLINE literature search was performed, and additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identified articles and from recommendations of expert consultants. When little or no data exist from well-designed prospective trials, emphasis is given to results from large series and reports from recognized experts. Guidelines for appropriate utilization of endoscopy are based on a critical review of the available data and expert consensus. Further controlled clinical studies are needed to clarify aspects of this statement, and revision may be necessary as new data appear. Clinical consideration may justify a course of action at variance to these recommendations.
authors.forename: William K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Todd H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: Jay L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leighton
authors.forename: J Shawn
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mallery
authors.forename: J Patrick
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fanelli
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wheeler-Harbough
authors.forename: Douglas O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Faigel
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000592:standards*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000517:prevention & control; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology