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Carriage of antibiotic-resistant Haemophilus influenzae strains in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jul 2014
Trafny Elżbieta A, Olszewska-Sosińska Olga, Antos-Bielska Małgorzata, Kozłowska Krystyna, Stępińska Małgorzata, Lau-Dworak Magdalena, Zielnik-Jurkiewicz Beata
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus influenzae is one of the major pathogenic bacteria in upper respiratory tract of children. In this study, the presence of various H. influenzae genotypes were followed-up for at least 13 weeks, starting from one week before surgery. Forty-one children with chronic adenoid hypertrophy were prospectively enrolled to the study. The consecutive swabs of adenoid and tonsils, two before adenotonsillectomy...
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