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Peritonitis following endoscopic polypectomy in a peritoneal dialysis patient: The need for antibiotic prophylaxis

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  1. Gastroenterology Section; Dept. of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, NL-3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    D. J. Bac M. D. & M. van Blankenstein

  2. Dept. of Bacteriology, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, NL-3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    S. de Marie

  3. Nephrology Section; Dept. of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, NL-3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    M. W. J. A. Fieren

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Bac, D.J., van Blankenstein, M., de Marie, S. et al. Peritonitis following endoscopic polypectomy in a peritoneal dialysis patient: The need for antibiotic prophylaxis. Infection 22, 220–221 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01716712

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