Comparison of the Surface and Core Bacteria in Tonsillar and Adenoid Tissue With Beta-Lactamase Production

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-228

  Taylan, Işil ^a   Özcan, Ibrahim ^a   Mumcuoǧlu, Ipek ^a   Baran, Irmak ^a   Özcan, K Murat ^a   Akdoǧan, Özgür ^a   Selcuk, Adin ^a   Balaban, Neriman ^a   Dere, Hüseyin ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenoids; Bacteriology; Beta lactamases; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960471408     PISSN: 22313796     EISSN: 09737707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-011-0265-z     Document Type: Article

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