BACKGROUND Actinomycosis of the tonsils has been reported in a variable percentage of tonsil specimens by other authors. This study determines the incidence of actinomyces in the palatine tonsil and evaluates the clinical diagnoses and histopathological features of tonsillectomy specimens. METHODS In a retrospective study, 204 patients who had undergone tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis...

Introduction: Tonsillitis is the most common infectious condition after viral nose and throat infections. Millions of new infections every year are recorded globally. Young people under age 15 disproportionately affected by acute tonsillitis. This study aimed to isolate bacteria causing tonsilitis in children. Methods: One hundred thirty swabs were taken from a variety individuals who clinicall...

OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of an aqueous extract of Costus speciosus (C. speciosus) rhizome in pediatric and adult patients suffering from acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis as an alternative to antibiotics use. METHODS This pilot cohort trial was conducted at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia between May and December 2014, among 15 patients with acu...

Pharyngitis and tonsillitis, regardless of their aetiology, are one the most frequent reasons for visiting a family doctor or paediatrician. Nearly 85% pharyngitis cases viral. It is estimated that bacterial throat infection occurs in 15% schoolage children 4–10% adult patients. Streptococcus pyogenes common cause pharyngitis. PANDAS stands paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders assoc...

We report the draft genome sequence of the oral commensal Streptococcus oralis 89a isolated from the throat of a healthy child during a streptococcal tonsillitis outbreak in Umeå, Sweden. S. oralis 89a was known to have interference activity against respiratory pathogens in which the colicin V was the potential bacteriocin-encoding gene.

BACKGROUND Tonsillitis is one of the most common childhood afflictions. This prospective study was designed to explore the possible role of fine needle aspiration of recurrently inflamed tonsils in determining their core flora. RESULTS Seventy-seven patients at DHQ Hospital Haripur undergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis were included in the study. Colonies grown from fine needle a...

OBJECTIVES We tested the following hypotheses: (1) risk-averse general practitioners (GPs) might use more Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Tests (RADTs) in tonsillitis in children, probably to decrease their diagnostic uncertainty regarding the aetiology of the disease (viral vs due to group A Streptococcus); and (2) GPs not using RADT might prescribe more antibiotics when they are risk averse. DESIG...