Profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria causing appendicitis in patients underging appendectomy

Faculty of Medicine for Girls (Cairo) Research Ethics Committee- RHBIRB20181220010 个研究点目标入组 100 人开始时间: 2021年12月22日最近更新: 2024年8月19日

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•Prospectively One hundred patients undergoing open or laparoscopic appendectomy will be included in this study. Age more than one year is included Age from 1 year to 15 are defined as children
•Diagnosis of Appendicitis will be confirmed either by operative finding, when there is doubt appendectomy specimen is sent for histopathological examination
•A swab from the inflamed appendicular lumen, surrounding exudates or pus, or abscess cavity will be taken. The swab will be sent immediately for aerobic and anaerobic culture to detect any bacterial growth and to assess its antibiotic sensitivity.

•Exclusion criteria
•we will Exclude appendix found to be normal at appendicectomy, immunocompromised cases, associated chronic specific infection or Crohns, and suspected cases of malignancy

发起方

Faculty of Medicine for Girls (Cairo) Research Ethics Committee- RHBIRB2018122001