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 | |
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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 |