Relevance of biofilms in pediatric tonsillar disease
| Autor: | Natalia Angel Villegas, P. Paglini-Oliva, R. Commisso, María Gabriela Paraje, R. R. Diaz, S. Picciafuoco, D. Cremonezzi, Inés Albesa, Julio E. Arce Miranda |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Microbiology (medical) Respiratory Mucosa medicine.medical_specialty Pathology CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUD medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Palatine Tonsil Antibiotics Tonsillar Disease Ciencias de la Salud law.invention Muscle hypertrophy Pathogenesis Medical microbiology stomatognathic system Pedriatic law otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Flourescent Microscopy business.industry Infant Bacterial Infections Hypertrophy General Medicine respiratory system Tonsillectomy Airway Obstruction Enfermedades Infecciosas Tonsillitis Infectious Diseases Gram staining Child Preschool Biofilms Chronic Disease Female Airway business |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10096-011-1249-3 |
| Popis: | In this investigation, we study the relation between chronic inflammation of the tonsils, clinical features, and the presence of biofilms in the crypts in patients presenting with obstructive hypertrophy and recurrent upper airway pathology. Thirty-six patients who needed to undergo a tonsillectomy for obstructive reasons (aged 1 to 6 years), among which none of them had taken any antibiotics 30 days prior to surgery, were included. Samples were examined with hematoxylin-eosin and Gram staining, fluorescent microscopy, and confocal laser microscopy. The predominance of symptoms were those related to obstructive pathology rather than infection (p∈ |
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