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This may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), respiratory infections, bacterial skin infections, peritonitis, and, in severe cases, septicemia and sepsis.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Some enterococci, of which there are more than 50 different species, are also linked with more serious diseases like endocarditis and peritonitis.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 July 2024
The jury agreed that the cause of death was simple peritonitis, and Burleigh walked free.
—TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
All of them were ear-tipped, and many looked reasonably healthy, but one of them had peritonitis and was lacking an eye.
—Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Some enterococci, of which there are more than 50 different species, are also linked with more serious diseases like endocarditis and peritonitis.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 July 2024
The jury agreed that the cause of death was simple peritonitis, and Burleigh walked free.
—TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
All of them were ear-tipped, and many looked reasonably healthy, but one of them had peritonitis and was lacking an eye.
—Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
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“Peritonitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peritonitis. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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peritonitis
noun
peri·to·ni·tis
ˌper-ət-ᵊn-ˈīt-əs 
: inflammation of the peritoneum
Medical Definition
peritonitis
noun
peri·to·ni·tis
ˌper-ət-ᵊn-ˈīt-əs
: inflammation of the peritoneum
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