[Bacterial flora of hypertrophied tonsils in children with secretory otitis media]

Przegl Lek. 2002;59(7):486-8.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The potentially pathogenic bacteria: Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae are the major bacterial flora of hypertrophied tonsils. In children suffering from otitis media with inflammatory effusion an unfortunate decreased physiological flora of Streptococcus viridans and Neisseria is observed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy / complications
  • Male
  • Moraxella catarrhalis / isolation & purification*
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / complications
  • Otitis Media with Effusion / microbiology*
  • Palatine Tonsil / microbiology*
  • Palatine Tonsil / pathology*
  • Poland
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification
  • Viridans Streptococci / isolation & purification