Role of surface swab, core swab and fine needle aspiration in isolating the core bacteria in inflammed tonsils

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 293-295

  Kindo, Anupma Jyoti ^a,b   Somu, L ^a   Srikanth, Padma ^a   Varadrajan, Mallika ^a   Lakshmanan, K ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*

^b SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic tonsillitis; Core culture; FNA culture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0035411796     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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