Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Diverticulitis
PATHOGENS
- Polymicrobial gastrointestinal flora
- Anaerobes, including Bacteroides species
- Gram-negative bacilli, including Enterobacterales
- Enterococcus spp. (pathogenic role significance of enterococci remains controversial for many intraabdominal infections)
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Last updated: November 4, 2023
Citation
Smith, Scott M, and Christopher F Carpenter. "Diverticulitis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540175/all/Diverticulitis.
Smith SM, Carpenter CF. Diverticulitis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540175/all/Diverticulitis. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Smith, S. M., & Carpenter, C. F. (2023). Diverticulitis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540175/all/Diverticulitis
Smith SM, Carpenter CF. Diverticulitis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540175/all/Diverticulitis.
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