Cholecystitis

Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D., Nick Gilpin, D.O.

Cholecystitis is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.

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PATHOGENS

Usually inflammatory and noninfectious.
If infectious, frequently polymicrobial. Leading pathogens:
- Enterobacteriaceae:
  - E. coli, Klebsiella species, Enterobacter species
- Possible:
  - Enterococcus
  - Anaerobes: Clostridium and Bacteroides species.
  - Pathogenic role of enterococci and anaerobes are not well defined and empirical coverage not usually required.
Organisms cultured from bile/gallbladder: unclear pathogenicity unless also recovered in blood.

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Last updated: July 2, 2017

Citation

Carpenter, Christopher F, and Nick Gilpin. "Cholecystitis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540122/all/Cholecystitis.

Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Cholecystitis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540122/all/Cholecystitis. Accessed April 24, 2019.

Carpenter, C. F., & Gilpin, N. (2017). Cholecystitis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540122/all/Cholecystitis

Carpenter CF, Gilpin N. Cholecystitis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 April 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540122/all/Cholecystitis.

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