Bacterial peritonitis following multiple endoscopic polypectomy in a peritoneal dialysis patient despite antibiotic prophylaxis

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-212

  Katsanos, K H ^a   Tsianos, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Polypectomy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; DIALYSIS FLUID; GENTAMICIN;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; NAUSEA; POLYP; POLYPECTOMY;

EID: 77957351193     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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