A 67-year-old male presents with an intraabdominal abscess secondary to perforated sigmoid diverticulitis. The following statement(s) is/are true concerning his intraabdominal abscess.
A. Culture will likely reveal a solitary organism
B. Both aerobic and anaerobic islets are encountered in 50% of specimens
C. The most common aerobic islet will be likely E. coli and other gram-negative enteric bacilli
D. The most common anaerobic islet will be a Bacteroides species
Answer:B
A 67-year-old male presents with an intraabdominal abscess secondary to perforated sigmoid diverticulitis. The following statement(s) is/are true concerning his intraabdominal abscess.
A. Culture will likely reveal a solitary organism B. Both aerobic and anaerobic islets are encountered in 50% of specimens C. The most common aerobic islet will be likely E. coli and other gram-negative enteric bacilli D. The most common anaerobic islet will be a Bacteroides species