Mirela C M Prates, Edwin Tamashiro, José L Proenca-Modena, Miriã F Criado, Tamara H Saturno, Anibal S Oliveira, Guilherme P Buzatto, Bruna L S Jesus, Marcos G Jacob, Lucas R Carenzi, Ricardo C Demarco, Eduardo T Massuda, Davi Aragon, Fabiana C P Valera, Eurico Arruda, Wilma T Anselmo-Lima
We sought to investigate the prevalence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in secretions and tonsillar tissues of children with chronic adenotonsillitis hypertrophy compared to controls. Prospective case-control study comparing patients between 2 and 12 years old who underwent adenotonsillectomy due to chronic adenotonsillar hypertrophy to children without disease. We compared detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae , Haemophilus influenzae , Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and Moraxella catarrhalis by real-time PCR in palatine tonsils, adenoids, and nasopharyngeal washes obtained from 37 children with and 14 without adenotonsillar hypertrophy...
2018: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology