Blood culture positivity in patients with acute appendicitis: A propensity score-matched prospective cohort study.

Sami SulaTatu HanHarri MarttilaJussi HaijanenEliisa LöyttyniemiSuvi SippolaJuha GrönroosAntti J HakanenPaulina Salminen

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2022)

Estimated prevalence of bacteremia in patients with acute appendicitis was 11.1%. Complicated appendicitis, male sex, and higher body temperature were associated with bacteremia in acute appendicitis.

Keyphrases

gram negative
risk factors
multidrug resistant