title: [Antimicrobial and surgical treatment of tonsils. Bacteriological and histological data collected on 44 tonsillectomized children].
abstract: The tonsils of 44 operated children were submitted to bacteriological and histological examination. 22 children were given an oral penicillin during 5 days before tonsilectomy. Histological data and bacteriological cultures of pharyngeal exsudate and tonsillar material were very similar in the two groups of treated and non treated patients. These data suggest that, when preventive penicillinic treatment is given, it is worthy to consider the dose, the lasting and the route of administration of the prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Its unreliable activity, and the danger of bacteriemy at the moment of the operation plead for an adequate per-operative antibiotherapy.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins
vernacular_title: Traitement antimicrobien et chirurgical des amygdales. Données bactériologiques et histologiques recueillies chez 44 enfants amygdalectomisés.