Fusobacterium necrophorum:Most Prevalent Pathogen in Peritonsillar Abscess in Denmark | Zendy

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Fusobacterium necrophorum:Most Prevalent Pathogen in Peritonsillar Abscess in Denmark

Author(s) -

Tejs Ehlers Klug,

Maria Rusan,

Kurt Fuursted,

Therese Ovesen

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/644616

Subject(s) - peritonsillar abscess , medicine , fusobacterium necrophorum , tonsillitis , fusobacterium , bacteriology , microbiology and biotechnology , acute tonsillitis , incidence (geometry) , throat , pathogen , antibiotics , population , abscess , viridans streptococci , streptococcus , immunology , surgery , bacteria , bacteroides , biology , physics , environmental health , optics , genetics

Group A streptococci are commonly regarded as the most prevalent cause of acute bacterial tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess (PTA). However, the majority of PTA aspirates also contain strains of anaerobes, and accumulating evidence indicates that Fusobacterium necrophorum (FN) could be involved in acute tonsillitis. The purpose of the present study was to describe the epidemiology and bacteriology of PTA in Denmark, with particular emphasis on correlations between microbiological, clinical, and laboratory data.

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