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parenteral
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parenteral [pər′ent·ə·rəl]
(medicine)
Outside the intestine; not via the alimentary tract.


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The presence of repeated vomiting, even without other symptoms, would be an indication that hospital admission for parenteral therapy is necessary.
Three of those deaths were due to uncontrolled SA infection (2 of those 3 had received less than 4 weeks of parenteral therapy for their infection), whereas the other 4 deaths were secondary to progression of underlying diseases (all had received more than 4 weeks of parenteral therapy).
Parenteral therapy is sometimes necessary for those very few patients who do not improve with oral and topical antimicrobial therapy and aggressive local care.
 
 
 
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