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Table 2 Results of throat cultures per main diagnosis at different sampling times

From: Tonsillar colonisation of Fusobacterium necrophorum in patients subjected to tonsillectomy

 

Recurrent tonsillitis (RT) (n = 20)

Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) (n = 8)

Chronic tonsillitis (CT) (n = 28)

Total (n = 56)a

Inclusion (n = 56a)

5/1/14

3/0/5

8/2/18

16/3/38

Surgery (n = 47)

6/0/10

2/1/4

6/3/17b

14/4/31b

Follow-up (n = 43)

2/1/10

1/1/5

4/0/19

7/2/34

  1. (F.necrophorum /beta-haemolytic streptococci/negative)
  2. aOne additional patient included because of a history of severe tonsillitis had a negative culture at inclusion and denied surgery, lost to follow-up
  3. b2 samples were positive for both F. necrophorum and beta-haemolytic streptococci