Research Article

Evidence of Bacterial Biofilms among Infected and Hypertrophied Tonsils in Correlation with the Microbiology, Histopathology, and Clinical Symptoms of Tonsillar Diseases

Table 1

Association between the clinical symptoms of tonsillar diseases and the presence of biofilms in tonsils.

Clinical symptomPatients with clinical symptomPatients with evidence of biofilm

(1) Tonsillar hypertrophy49 (70%)*42 (60%)*
(2) Sore throat40 (57%)*40 (57%)*
(3) Adenoid hypertrophy26 (37.14%)*13 (18%)*
(4) Apnea12 (17.14%)*10 (14%)*
(5) Nasal obstruction12 (17.14%)*10 (14%)*

Percentage was calculated based on the total number of patients which was 70.