Role of atypical bacteria in children undergoing tonsillectomy because of severely recurrent acute tonsillopharyngitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1233-1237

  Esposito, S ^a   Marchisio, P ^a   Capaccio, P ^a   Bellasio, M ^a   Corti, F ^a   Dusi, E ^a   Blasi, F ^a   Pignataro, L ^a   Principi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLOPHARYNGITIS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNGITIS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 56349159513     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0560-0     Document Type: Article

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