Selected bacterial recovery in Trinidadian children with chronic tonsillar disease

Summary: Pharyngotonsillitis in children is widely treated with antibiotics. Aim: To examine tonsil surface and core microflora following elective adenotonsillectomy in children. Methods: Tonsils of 102 Trinidadian children were prospectively examined for surface and core bacteriological culture and...

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Main Authors: Lexley Maureen Pinto Pereira, Solaiman Juman, Isaac Bekele, Nadira Seepersadsingh, Abiodun A Adesiyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S180886941530152X