The Relationship between Colonization by Moraxella catarrhalis and Tonsillar Hypertrophy

Table 2

Detection rates of bacteria in tonsillar tissues and nasopharyngeal washes from patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and controls.

Bacteria	Palatine tonsils		Adenoids		NPW		Total
	Controls (%)	ATH (%)	Controls (%)	ATH (%)	Controls (%)	ATH (%)	Controls (%)	ATH (%)
S. aureus	0 (0)	3 (8.1)	2 (14.2)	1 (2.7)	0 (0)	4 (10.8)	2 (14.2)	6 (16.2)
S. pneumoniae	4 (28.6)	19(51.3)	9 (64.2)	21(56.7)	11 (78.5)	26 (70.2)	12 (85.7)	29 (78.3)
H. influenzae	8 (57.1)	24(64.8)	9 (64.2)	16(43.2)	10 (71.4)	26(70.2)	12 (85.7)	30 (81)
P. aeruginosa	4 (28.6)	6 (16.2)	2 (14.2)	8 (21.6)	2 (14.2)	9 (24.3)	6 (42.8)	17 (45.9)
M. catarrhalis	3 (21.4)	6 (16.2)	4 (28.5)	15(40.5)	7 (50)	20 (54)	7 (50)	21 (56.7)

NPW: nasopharyngeal washes; ATH: adenotonsillar hypertrophy. S. aureus: ; S. pneumoniae: ; H. influenzae: ; P. aeruginosa: ; M. catarrhalis: . S. pneumonia: Streptococcus pneumoniae; S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus; H. influenzae: Haemophilus influenzae; P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; M. catarrhalis: Moraxella catarrhalis.