Association of the Bacteria of the Vermiform Appendix and the Peritoneal Cavity with Complicated Acute Appendicitis in Children

Association of the Bacteria of the Vermiform Appendix and the Peritoneal Cavity with Complicated Acute Appendicitis in Children

Background: Primary infection has been questioned as the pathogenetic cause of acute appendicitis. We attempted to identify the bacteria involved and to investigate if their species, types, or combinations affected the severity of acute appendicitis in children. Methods: Samples from both the append...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Zachos, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Antonios Panagidis, Despoina Gkentzi, Sotirios Fouzas, Vasileios Alexopoulos, Eirini Kostopoulou, Stylianos Roupakias, Aggeliki Vervenioti, Theodore Dassios, George Georgiou, Xenophon Sinopidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
acute appendicitis
bacterial culture
children
appendiceal lumen
peritoneal cavity
complicated appendicitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/11/1839

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