| Literature DB >> 23120146 |
Abhay Kumai1, Vaishali Gupta, Kamiesh Chandra, P Gupta, Saurabh Varshney.
Abstract
The present study is undertaken on 50 tonsillectomy cases to determine the correlation between surface culture swabs and tonsillar core. Tonsillar disease may stem from the bacteria within the core of the tonsil, rather than the bacteria identified on its surface. Also no consistent pattern of combinations of different pathogenic bacteria was noted. The study proves that surface culture does not reliably predict core pathogens.Entities:
Keywords: Core pathogens; surface culture; tonsillectomy
Year: 2005 PMID: 23120146 PMCID: PMC3450963 DOI: 10.1007/BF02907664
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796