Marcos Alberto Pagani, Pedro Meira Dolfini, Beatriz Flávia de Moraes Trazzi, Maria Ines Meira Dolfini, William Saranholi da Silva, Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas, Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis, João Paulo Galletti Pilon, Bruna Trazzi Pagani, Rodrigo Tavore Strasser, Claudemir Gregório Mendes, Fausto Tucunduva Vernaschi, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Rogerio Leone Buchaim
Cholelithiasis has a major impact on global health and affects an average of 20% of the Western population. The main risk factors are females, age over 40 years, obesity and pregnancy. Most of the time it is asymptomatic, but when there are symptoms, they are generally nonspecific. Bile was considered sterile, but today it is known that it contains a complex bacterial flora, which causes biofilm in the gallbladder and gallstones. Among the main bacteria associated with cholelithiasis are Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae , species of Enterococcus spp...
September 25, 2023: Antibiotics