Bacterial isolations in acute appendicitis

Aislamientos bacterianos en apendicitis aguda

Acute appendicitis is a pathology of worldwide interest with an incidence of 100 per 100,000 people / year, reported at European and North American levels. Pathophysiology in experimental form has been related to an obstructive process, which evolves to ischemic state favoring bacterial translocation, for which the different microorganisms have been related as a factor of importance in the development of their complications. A review was made of the studies published in PubMed over the last twenty years with terms MeSH appendicitis, bacteria and etiology where E. coli is the most common bacterial germ and B. fragilis is a frequent anaerobe. No studies were found that report profiles of sensitivity to antibiotic resistance.

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