Table 1 Demographics and clinical information.

From: The Microbial Ecosystem Distinguishes Chronically Diseased Tissue from Adjacent Tissue in the Sigmoid Colon of Chronic, Recurrent Diverticulitis Patients

 

Diverticulitis cohort (n = 9)

Sex (male/female)

5/4

Age (years) at surgery, mean ± SD (range)

60.9 ± 14.1 (43–77)

Body mass index (kg/m2) mean ± SD (range)

25.0 ± 2.8 (20–28)

Episodes of diverticulitis prior to surgery

  1–2 episodes

4

  3–4 episodes

2

  ≥5 episodes

3

Antibiotics usage within 3 months prior to surgery

  Metronidazole and Neomycin1

9

  Metronidazole and Ciprofloxacin

2

  Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid

1

  Doxycycline and Cefalexin

1

  1. SD, standard deviation. 1Received day prior to surgery as part of mechanical bowel prep.
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