Tonsillectomy and the Risk for Deep Neck Infection—A Nationwide Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Although the tonsils contribute to first line immunity against foreign pathogens in the upper aero-digestive tract, the association of tonsillectomy with the risk of deep neck infection remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence rate and risk of deep neck infectio...

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Autores principales: Wang, Ying-Piao, Wang, Mao-Che, Lin, Hung-Ching, Lee, Kuo-Sheng, Chou, Pesus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117535

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