Spatial organisation of microbiota in quiescent adenoiditis and tonsillitis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-260

  Swidsinski, A ^a   Goktas O ^a   Bessler, C ^a   Loening Baucke, V ^a   Hale, L P ^b   Andree, H ^a   Weizenegger, M ^c   Holzl M ^a   Scherer, H ^a   Lochs, H ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Limbach Laboratory   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA;

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BURKHOLDERIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUSOBACTERIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TONSILLITIS;

ABSCESS; ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; LYMPHADENITIS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NASAL MUCOSA; RECURRENCE; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 33947391708     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.037309     Document Type: Article

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