Bacteria encountered in appendicitis in Mosul province and their antibiogram study

A bacteriological study of 100 appendicectomies was reported. In 70 cases the appendices were acutely inflamed, 10 perforated and 20 were normal. Bacteria were isolated from 90 [90%] cases and no growth was obtained in the remaining 10 [10%]. The predominant microorganism isolated was-Escherichia coli [49 out of 120 isolates]. Other aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were also encountered. Antibacterial sensitivity test was performed for most of the isolates. Gentamicin was found to be the drug of choice [76.4%], followed by rifampicin [71.0%], clindamycin [63.7%], and polymyxine B [61.8%]