The role of DNA amplification and cultural growth in complicated acute appendicitis

• Main Authors: Francesca Tocchioni (Author), Chiara Tani (Author), Laura Bartolini (Author), Maria Moriondo (Author), Francesco Nieddu (Author), Patrizia Pecile (Author), Chiara Azzari (Author), Antonio Messineo (Author), Marco Ghionzoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bacterial growth of peritoneal fluid specimens obtained during surgical procedures for acute appendicitis may be useful to optimize further antibiotic therapy in complicated cases. DNA amplification represents a fast technique to detect microbial sequences. We aimed to compare the potential of DNA a...