| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - local peritonitis and occurs in the range of .003 to 0.1%. (70) Transient bacteremia has been reported in up to 4% of patients with a range of 0-25% however no definite causal relationship between colonoscopy and infection have been made. (60, 71) It is worth noting that other activities of daily living including eating, flossing one's teeth, and defecation are associated with similar bacteremia
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