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. 2013 Jan 15;4(1):e00366-12. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00366-12

TABLE 1 .

Description of patients and appendix samples

Sample	Patient		Macroscopic appearance	Microscopic analysis^a	Antibiotic(s)
Sample	Gender	Age (yr)	Macroscopic appearance	Microscopic analysis^a	Antibiotic(s)
A	M	14	Congested appendix	Acute appendicitis	Amoxicillin-clavulanate
B^b	M	17	Mucosal hemorrhagic, red inflamed appearance	Acute suppurative appendicitis	Amoxicillin-clavulanate + gentamicin
C	F	20	No perforation	No evidence of active inflammation	Amoxicillin-clavulanate
D	M	13	Congested appendix, red appearance	Acute appendicitis	Amoxicillin-clavulanate + gentamicin + metronidazole
E	M	25	No perforation, congested surface	Serositis	Amoxicillin-clavulanate
F	M	5	No perforation	No evidence of inflammation	Amoxicillin-clavulanate
G	F	14	No perforation	No pathological changes	Amoxicillin-clavulanate

^{^a}

Result of histopathological analysis of the appendix.

^{^b}

Stool sample also obtained from this patient.