The role of tissue colonization and bacterial resistance in recurrent tonsillitis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 523, 1996, Pages 133-137

  Mevio, E ^a,b   Perano, D ^a   Pagani, L ^a   Zanella, C ^a   Giacobone, E ^a   Cardillo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Haemophilus influenzae; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CLARITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORAXELLA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORAXELLA; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0029657816     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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