Livingston. In undertaking the study, the researchers screened the diagnosis codes for admissions for appendicitis, influenza, rotavirus and enteric infections. They found that seasonal variations ...

AbbVie said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its drug for complicated intra-abdominal infections on Friday ...

10 Researchers correlated the increased longevity with reduced exposure to harmful pathogens. For example, it is possible that beneficial bacteria present in the appendix may decrease the risk of ...

I was soon admitted to a hospital where I was diagnosed with a viral infection. As a 14-year old ... that something was seriously wrong with my appendix,” she said. “Everything changed from ...

Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

BACKGROUND: The use of antimicrobial solutions for irrigation in appendicitis is controversial ... a difference in postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) comparing normal saline ...