title: [Analysis of the relationship between chronic pharyngitis and tonsillectomy with the microbiologic study of the cavum].
abstract: Chronic pharyngitis is an usual process with difficult treatment. It has been related to tonsillectomy. This study collected 224 patients suffering from chronic pharyngitis, 55 tonsillectomies and 169 without operation. Bacteriological culture was done from nasopharynx in the different seasons. Microorganisms more frequent were Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium sp and Aspergillus. The time between the tonsillectomy and this study has been of more than 17 years. No relationship has been found between chronic pharyngitis and tonsillectomy, considering types of microorganisms, seasons, numbers of microorganisms isolated per culture, Gram stain, and age of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Centro de Especialidades Dr. Fleming, Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla. malopez@cica.es
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López González
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno Vaquera
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Muntagori León
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014068:Tonsillectomy
vernacular_title: Relación de la faringitis crónica con la amigdalectomía mediante estudio microbiológico de cavum.