Open AccessComamonas kerstersii strains on inpatients with acute appendicitis: review of literature and case report
Author(s) -
Galo Guillermo Farfán-Cano,
Jorge Alberto Sarmiento-Bobadilla,
Erick Alexander Jara León,
Cindy Marianella Crespo-Díaz,
Glen Andrés Silva-Rojas,
Henry Junior Parra-Vera,
María Tarcila Solórzano-Bravo,
Luis Alberto Chantong-Villacres,
Kevin Joshua Silva-Rojas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interamerican journal of medicine and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2595-6647
DOI - 10.31005/iajmh.v4i.165
Subject(s) - comamonas , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , medicine , intensive care medicine , general surgery , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pseudomonas , genetics
In this article, we describe 6 cases of patients that presented to the emergency room with symptoms and laboratories compatible with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. What attracts attention about these six cases are the results of the culture of the tissue, which reveals in these six patients the presence of the bacteria Comamonas kerstersii.