Acute treatment of constipation may lead to transmural migration of bacteria resulting in gram-negative, polymicrobial, or fungal peritonitis

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Bacterial Translocation*
• Constipation / microbiology
• Constipation / therapy*
• Humans
• Intestines / microbiology*
• Middle Aged
• Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
• Peritonitis / etiology
• Peritonitis / microbiology*