Microbial ecology and tonsillar infection.
The results of quantitative and qualitative analyses of tonsillar bacterial flora in chronic tonsillitis patients and healthy subjects are reported. Based on these results, the pathogenesis of tonsillar infections is discussed from the standpoint of bacterial ecology.
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Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Bohseidai Isehara, Japan.
Sawamura
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D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology*