AnaesthesiaVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 220-227 Free Access Colonisation of the upper respiratory tract with Gram-negative bacilli after operation, endotracheal intubation and prophylactic antibiotic therapy L. R. REDMAN mb, bch, bao(Dublin), ffarcs. dobst, rcog, L. R. REDMAN mb, bch, bao(Dublin), ffarcs. dobst, rcog Senior Registrar in Anæsthetics St Thomas's Hospital & National Heart Hospital, LondonSearch for more papers by this authorEUNICE LOCKEY bsc, md (London), mc path, EUNICE LOCKEY bsc, md (London), mc path Consultant Clinical Pathologist National Heart Hospital, LondonSearch for more papers by this author L. R. REDMAN mb, bch, bao(Dublin), ffarcs. dobst, rcog, L. R. REDMAN mb, bch, bao(Dublin), ffarcs. dobst, rcog Senior Registrar in Anæsthetics St Thomas's Hospital & National Heart Hospital, LondonSearch for more papers by this authorEUNICE LOCKEY bsc, md (London), mc path, EUNICE LOCKEY bsc, md (London), mc path Consultant Clinical Pathologist National Heart Hospital, LondonSearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1967 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1967.tb02722.xCitations: 26AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 MILES, A. A. and NIVEN, J.S.F. (1950). The enhancement of infection during shock produced by bacterial toxins and other agents. Br. J. exp. Path., 31, 73. 2 MILES, A.A. (1956). Non-specific defense reactions in bacterial infections. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 66, 356. 3 MILES, A. A., MILES, E.M. and BURKE, J. (1957). The value and duration of defence reactions of the skin to the primary lodgement of bacteria. Br. J. exp. Path., 38, 79. 4 DUBOS, R. (1956). The unknowns of staphylococcal infections. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 65, 243. 5 ELEK, S.D. and CONEN, P.E. (1957). The virulence of Staphylococcus pyogenes for man. A study of the problems of wound infection. Br. J. exp. Path., 38, 573. 6 DINEEEN, P. (1964). Major infections in the postoperative period. Surg. Clins N. Am., 44, 553. 7 ROGERS, D.E. (1959). The changing pattern of life-threatening microbial disease. New Engl. J. Med., 261, 677. 8 LEPPER, M.H. (1963). Opportunistic gram-negative rod pulmonary infections. Dis. Chest., 44, 18. 9 FINLAND, M., JONES, W.F. and BARNES, M.W. (1959). Occurrence of serious bacterial infections since introduction of antibacterial agents. J. Am. med. Ass., 170, 2188. 10 SELWYN, S., MACCABE, A.F. and GOULD, J.C., (1964). Hospital infection in perspective: the importance of the gram-negative bacilli. Scott. med. J., 9, 409. 11 DENTON, C., PAPPAS, E.G., IRICCHIO, J.F., GOLDBERG, H. and LIKOFF, W. (1957). Bacterial endocarditis following cardiac surgery. Circulation, 15, 525. 12 SLONIM, R., LITWAK, R.S., GADBOYS, H.L. and EHRENKRANZ, N.J. (1963). Antibiotic prophylaxis of infection complicating open-heart operations. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother., p. 731. 13 PETERSDORF, R.G., CURTIN, J.A., HOEPRICH, P.D., PEELER, R.N. and BENNETT, I.L. (1957). A study of antibiotic prophylaxis in unconscious patients. New Engl. J. Med., 257, 1001. 14 DEVETSKI, R., TILLMAN, P., NORSEN, J. and LEPPER, M. (1963). Emergence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in a closed-population when chloramphenicol was used extensively. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother., p. 714. 15 BRAYTON, R.G. and LOURIA, D.B. (1962). Parenteral use of oxacillin. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother., p. 411. 16 DUPONT, V., LISSAC, J. and AMSTUTZ, P. (1962). Pyocyaneus infection in respiratory resuscitation (trans. title). Rev. Pratn, 12, 1909. Citing Literature Volume22, Issue2April 1967Pages 220-227 ReferencesRelatedInformation