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Tonsillar colonisation of Fusobacterium necrophorum in patients subjected to tonsillectomy

BACKGROUND: Fusobacterium necrophorum is a well-known cause of Lemirre’s disease and accumulating evidence support its pathogenic role in peritonsillar abscess while its role in recurrent and chronic tonsillitis is uncertain. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of oropharyngeal...

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Autores principales: Björk, Helena, Bieber, Lena, Hedin, Katarina, Sundqvist, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26159432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0975-z