MICROBIOLOGY OF NORMAL TONSILS

被引:39
作者
BROOK, I
FOOTE, PA
机构
[1] ALACHUA GEN HOSP INC, DEPT OTOLARYNGOL, GAINESVILLE, FL 20814 USA
[2] NATL NAVAL MED CTR, DEPT PEDIAT, BETHESDA, MD USA
[3] N FLORIDA REG HOSP, GAINESVILLE, FL USA
关键词
Bacteroides spp; anaerobic bacteria; capsule; tonsillitis; β-lactamase;
D O I
10.1177/000348949009901209
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
Core tonsillar cultures for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were performed on four normal tonsils removed from four children because of velopharyngeal insufficiency and on four tonsils removed from four children because of recurrent tonsillitis. The data illustrate the presence of polymicrobial flora in the cores of normal noninflamed tonsils and the increase in their number and encapsulation during the inflammatory process. © 1990, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
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