Acute treatment of constipation may lead to transmural migration of bacteria resulting in gram-negative, polymicrobial, or fungal peritonitis.
Singharetnam
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Nephrology Unit, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA.
Holley
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D000368:Aged; D018988:Bacterial Translocation; D003248:Constipation / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*