The, Sarah-May M. L. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0731-3128
de Meij, Tim G. J.
Budding, Andries E.
Bakx, Roel
van der Lee, Johanna H.
Poort, Linda
Cense, Huib A.
Heij, Hugo A.
van Heurn, L. W. Ernst
Gorter, Ramon R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Foundation of research and management projects in pediatric surgery (8000 euros)
Article History
Received: 31 December 2021
Revised: 22 May 2022
Accepted: 12 September 2022
First Online: 4 October 2022
Declarations
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: The medical ethics committee of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers (location VUmc) confirmed that the medical research involving human subjects act (WMO) did not apply to this study.
: Written informed consent was asked from children (in case 12 years and older) and parents (or legal guardians) for both usage of the appendix and the obtainment of a rectal swab separately.
: Not applicable.
: AE Budding is a shareholder of inbiome (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). All other authors declare no conflict of interest.