Posttonsillectomy Bacteremia and Comparison of Tonsillar Surface and Deep Culture

Table 1

Age and sex distribution of the patients.

	3–5 years		5–10 years		10–15 years		Total
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Male	41	27.8	38	25.8	1	0.7	80	54.5
Female	35	23.8	32	21.7	0	0	67	45.5
Total	76	51.7	70	47.6	1	0.7	147	100