Open AccessClinico bacteriological evaluation of surface and core microflora in chronic tonsillitis
Author(s) -
Abhay Kumai,
Vaishali Gupta,
Kamiesh Chandra,
Prakash C. Gupta,
Saurabh Varshney
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907664
Subject(s) - tonsil , medicine , tonsillectomy , bacteria , otorhinolaryngology , tonsillitis , microbiological culture , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogenic bacteria , head and neck surgery , chronic tonsillitis , core (optical fiber) , pathology , biology , surgery , genetics , materials science , composite material
The present study is undertaken on 50 tonsillectomy cases to determine the correlation between surface culture swabs and tonsillar core. Tonsillar disease may stem from the bacteria within the core of the tonsil, rather than the bacteria identified on its surface. Also no consistent pattern of combinations of different pathogenic bacteria was noted. The study proves that surface culture does not reliably predict core pathogens.