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The carriage of interleukin-1B-31*C allele plus Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae increases the risk of recurrent tonsillitis in a Mexican population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
González-Andrade Baltazar, Santos-Lartigue Ramiro, Flores-Treviño Samantha, Ramirez-Ochoa Natalie Sofia, Bocanegra-Ibarias Paola, Huerta-Torres Francisco J, Mendoza-Olazarán Soraya, Villarreal-Treviño Licet, Camacho-Ortiz Adrián, Villarreal-Vázquez Hipólito, Garza-González Elvira
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to estimate the relative contribution of immunogenetic and microbiological factors in the development of recurrent tonsillitis in a Mexican population. Patients (n = 138) with recurrent tonsillitis and an indication of tonsillectomy (mean age: 6.05 years ± 3.00; median age: 5 years, female: 58; age range: 1-15 years) and 195 non-related controls older than 18 years and a medical...
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