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. 2013 Aug 1;8(8):e71532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071532

Table 6. Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on the Incidence of Endoscopy-associated Peritonitis in Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Procedures.

Antibiotic use Peritonitis
Gynecologic procedures (n = 13) 5 (38.5%)
No prophylactic antibiotics (n = 9) 5 (55.6%)
Prophylactic antibiotics (n = 4) 0 (0%)a
a

No peritonitis occurred if antibiotics were used prior to these gynecologic exams, p = 0.10.