Et begrænset antal patienter med svær grundsygdom, f. eks. patienter med svækket immunforsvar, patienter med APACHE II- scorer > 15 (4%) eller multiple intraabdominale abscesser (10%), som var synlige ved kirurgisk indgreb.
There were a limited number of patients with severe underlying disease such as immunocompromised patients, patients with APACHE II scores > 15 (4%), or with surgically apparent multiple intra-abdominal abscesses (10%).