Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with tonsil colonisation by Streptococcus pyogenes

The involvement of pathogenic bacteria in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) has yet to be elucidated. We investigated the possible role of group A streptococcus (GAS) in OSAS pathogenesis. In 40 tonsillectomized patients affected by OSAS and 80 healthy controls, significant (p < 0.0001) as...

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Autores principales: Viciani, Elisa, Montagnani, Francesca, Tavarini, Simona, Tordini, Giacinta, Maccari, Silvia, Morandi, Matteo, Faenzi, Elisa, Biagini, Cesare, Romano, Antonio, Salerni, Lorenzo, Finco, Oretta, Lazzi, Stefano, Ruggiero, Paolo, De Luca, Andrea, Barocchi, Michèle A., Manetti, Andrea G. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26860261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep20609

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