Mechanical bowel preparation does not affect the intramucosal bacterial colony count

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-442

  Jung, Bärbel ^a,b   Matthiessen, Peter ^c   Smedh, Kenneth ^d   Nilsson, Erik ^a   Ransjö, Ulrika ^e   Påhlman, Lars ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Visby County Hospital   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bowel preparation; Colon mucosa; Colorectal surgery

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MALE; MECHANICAL BOWEL PREPARATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; BIOPSY; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 77953288915     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0863-3     Document Type: Article

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