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Distinction is made between complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis. Complicated appendicitis may cause serious intra-abdominal infection, bacteremia, or sepsis. Emergency health providers should be highly alert to any early signs indicating such complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We present the case of a healthy young male with a gangrenous appendicitis, who received antibiotics and underwent appendectomy. Blood cultures showed unequivocal\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and concomitant\n                      <jats:italic>Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      bacteremia requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment and further diagnostic evaluation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Although rare, appendicitis can cause\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      bacteremia with extensive implications for workup and antibiotic management. Our case stresses the importance of obtaining cultures in patients with suspicion of bacteremia given its consequences for clinical management.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12245-021-00358-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,19]],"date-time":"2021-07-19T06:04:13Z","timestamp":1626674653000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Case report: appendicitis induced Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in a young healthy male"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1961-0947","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jan Arne","family":"Deodatus","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sander Ferdinand Emiel","family":"Paas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gerrit Hendrik Johan","family":"Wagenvoort","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marije Matilde","family":"de Kubber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,19]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"358_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"301","DOI":"10.1016\/0735-6757(95)90204-X","volume":"13","author":"RD Powers","year":"1995","unstructured":"Powers RD, Guertler AT. 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