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Comparison of The Bacteriology of Tonsil Surface and Core in Bacterial Profile Isolated from Children with Chronic Tonsillitis | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Raid Yaqoub Yousef; ad Abid faza; ; Roaida Y. Yousef | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study included 73 children of aged range from 3 to 10 years with chronic tonsillitis. They underwent elective tonsillectomy in the E.N.T. department of Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital. The following specimens were taken from each patient, throat swab after positioning the patient under general anesthesia, core swab specimen after removal of tonsils for bacteriological examination. Pathogens were detected in (90.4%) of core specimens versus (41%) in surface swab cultures. Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly grown bacteria in the core of the tonsils and/or surface culture. Regarding antibiotics sensitivity, commonly used antibiotics yielded unsatisfactory results for isolated pathogens. In conclusion, there is discrepancy between tonsillar surface and tonsillar core culture results in cases of chronic tonsillitis. Also the role of throat swab in management of chronic tonsillitis doubtful. | ||
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