Research Article
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.
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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. |