Systematic Search for  Present and Potential Portals of Entry for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity75 @entity14 @entity1412 @entity166 @entity1586 @entity884
BACKGROUND: Looking for and treating the portal of entry (POE) of @entity884 ( @entity884 ) is important, but published research on this topic is nonexistent. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to systematically search for the POEs of present and potentially new episodes of IEs. METHODS: @entity1 were systematically seen by a stomatologist, an ear, nose, and throat specialist, and a urologist; @entity1 were systematically seen by a gynecologist; @entity1 were seen by a dermatologist when there were cutaneous and/or @entity75 . Colonoscopy and gastroscopy were performed if the microorganism came from the gastrointestinal tract in @entity1  >= 50 years of age and in those with familial histories of @entity1412 . Treatment of the POE was systematically considered. RESULTS: The POEs of the present @entity884 episodes were identified in 74% of the 318 included @entity1 . The most frequent POE was cutaneous (40% of identified POEs). It was mainly (62% of cutaneous POEs) associated with health care and with intravenous drug use. The second most frequent POE was oral or dental (29%). A dental @entity166 focus was more often involved (59% of oral or dental POEs) than a dental procedure (12%). POEs were gastrointestinal in 23% of @entity1 . @entity1586 were found in one-half of the @entity1 and @entity14 in 14%. Performance was good regarding the  search for an oral or dental or a colonic potential POE, which were found in 53% and 40% of @entity1 , respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our search for the POEs of present IEs was often successful, as was searching for an oral or dental or a gastrointestinal POE of a new @entity884 episode. We advise the systematic performance of stomatologic examinations in @entity1 with @entity884 and performance of colonoscopy in @entity1  >= 50 years of age or at high risk for @entity14 .
