Fine-needle aspiration as a diagnostic tool for recurrent tonsillitis

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-311

  Inci, Ender ^a   Karakullukcu B ^a   Aygun H ^a   Yasar H ^a   Enver, O ^a   Yagiz C ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Core bacteria; Culture; Fine needle aspiration; Recurrent tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEISSERIA; PREVOTELLA; RECURRENT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0042426149     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000303100408     Document Type: Article

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