Subramanian T, et al. - A retrospective review of all microbiological data from appendicectomies was carried out to assess whether there was an association in children. In this study, Streptococcus anginosus (SA) cultured from intraoperative serial swabs seemed correlated with an increased risk of developing postoperative collection (2.40). The rate of postoperative complications in paediatric appendicitis could be reduced by using this information with standardisation of antimicrobial management.