Occurrence of pyogenic meningitis during the course of endoscopic variceal ligation therapy

Gastrointest Endosc. 1999 Jan;49(1):110-3. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(99)70457-8.

Authors

N Nagamine¹, Y Kaneko, Y Kumakura, Y Ogawa, K Ido, K Kimura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical School, Yamanashi-ken, Japan.

PMID: 9869735
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(99)70457-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
Endoscopy / adverse effects*
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / complications
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
Humans
Ligation / adverse effects
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology*
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
Recurrence
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections / etiology
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus / isolation & purification
Suppuration
Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents