Table 3 Prevalence of appendiceal spirochaetosis
Article (year of publishing) | Total appendices | Acute appendicitis | Pseudo-appendicitis | Control group | Other diagnoses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mazza (1930)[2] | 38/394 (9.6%) | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
Lee (1971)[3] | 62/790 (7.8%) | 7/160 (4.4%) | 51/523 (9.8%) | 4/107 (3.7%) | Not specified |
Takeuchi (1974)[4] | 8/388 (2.1%) | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
Henrik-Nielsen (1985)[5] | 18/671 (2.7%) | 3/414 (0.7%) | 13/106 (12.3%) | 2/107 (1.9%) | 0/44 (0%) |
Yang (1997)[6] | 4/109 (3.7%) | 1/72 (1.4%) | 1/16 (6.3%) | 1/9 (11.1%) | 1/12 (8.3%) |
Haleem (2003)[7] | 2/598 (0.3%) | 0/473 (0%) | 2/97 (2.1%) | Not specified | 0/28 (0%) |
Westerman (this study) | 5/142 (3.5%) | 1/59 (1.7%) | 2/50 (4.0%) | 2/33 (6.1%) | Not applicable |