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Adenoid bacterial colonization in a paediatric population
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Adenoids play a key role in both respiratory and ear infection in children. It has also been shown that adenoidectomy improves these symptoms in this population. The main goal of the present study was to evaluate adenoid bacterial colonization and document a possible relation with infectious respiratory disease. A prospective observational study was designed to evaluate the proposed hypothesis in a paediatric population submitted to adenoidectomy by either infectious or non-infectious indications and compare these two cohorts. A total of 62 patients with ages ranging from 1 to 12 years old were enrolled in the study. Adenoid surface, adenoid core and middle meatus microbiota were compared. A close association between adenoid colonization and nasal infection was found, supporting that adenoids may function as bacterial reservoir for upper airway infection. The obtained results also contribute to explain the success of adenoidectomy in patients with infectious indications.
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Adenoidectomy Children Nasal and Adenoidal Microbiota Upper Airways Infection Infecções Respiratórias Agentes Microbianos e Ambiente
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Apr;274(4):1933-38. doi: 10.1007/s00405-017-4493-z. Epub 2017 Feb 18
Editora
Springer Verlag/European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Socities and European Laryngological Society