Research Article
Posttonsillectomy Bacteremia and Comparison of Tonsillar Surface and Deep Culture
Table 2
The various organisms isolated from the surface and depth of the tonsils of the patients with chronic tonsillitis.
| | Microorganisms | Isolates from the surface | Isolates from the deep | Surface and deep | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | SC + | 61 (26) | 51 (31.5) | 112 (28.5) | | NF | 35 (15) | 30 (18.5) | 65 (16.5) | | SC − | 33 (14) | 24 (15) | 57 (14.5) | | BNHS | 39 (16.5) | 16 (10) | 55 (14) | | AHS | 24 (10.5) | 21 (13) | 45 (11.5) | | HS | 29 (12.5) | 12 (7.5) | 41 (10.5) | | Enterobacter | 3 (1.4) | 3 (1.8) | 6 (1.5) | | Pseudomonas | 3 (1.4) | 2 (1.2) | 5 (1) | | GABHS | 3 (1.4) | 2 (1.2) | 5 (1) | | Yeast | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (0.8) | | S. aureus | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) |
| | Total | 233 (100) | 162 (100) | 395 (100) |
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SC +: staphylococci coagulase positive, NF: normal flora, SC −: staphylococci coagulase negative, BNHS: nonhemolytic streptococci, AHS: hemolytic streptococci, HS: hemolytic streptococci, and GABHS: Group A hemolytic streptococci.
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