Appendicitis
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PATHOGENS
- Anticipate polymicrobial gastrointestinal flora:
- Enterobacterales (e.g. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterobacter spp.)
- Anaerobes (e.g., Bacteroides spp.)
- Gram-positive cocci (e.g., Enterococcus spp, Streptococcus spp.)
- Fungi: (e.g., Candida spp) are less common
- In community-acquired infections, the major pathogens are Enterobacterales and anaerobes.
- In healthcare-associated infections or recent broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, yeast, enterococci, resistant Gram-negative organisms, and Staphylococcus aureus may be seen.
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PATHOGENS
- Anticipate polymicrobial gastrointestinal flora:
- Enterobacterales (e.g. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterobacter spp.)
- Anaerobes (e.g., Bacteroides spp.)
- Gram-positive cocci (e.g., Enterococcus spp, Streptococcus spp.)
- Fungi: (e.g., Candida spp) are less common
- In community-acquired infections, the major pathogens are Enterobacterales and anaerobes.
- In healthcare-associated infections or recent broad-spectrum antibiotic exposure, yeast, enterococci, resistant Gram-negative organisms, and Staphylococcus aureus may be seen.
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Last updated: November 9, 2022
Citation
Smith, Scott M, and Christopher F Carpenter. "Appendicitis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2022. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540032/all/Appendicitis.
Smith SM, Carpenter CF. Appendicitis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540032/all/Appendicitis. Accessed February 7, 2023.
Smith, S. M., & Carpenter, C. F. (2022). Appendicitis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540032/all/Appendicitis
Smith SM, Carpenter CF. Appendicitis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. [cited 2023 February 07]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540032/all/Appendicitis.
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