Bacterial Interference in the Nasopharynx and Nasal Cavity of Sinusitis Prone and Non-sinusitis Prone Children

The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of recovery of potential pathogens and aerobic and anaerobic interfering bacteria in the nasopharynx and nasal cavity of sinusitis prone (SP) children, with their recovery in non-sinusitis prone (N-SP) children. Nasopharyngeal and nasal cultures wer...

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Published in:Acta oto-laryngologica 1999-01, Vol.119 (7), p.832-836
Main Author: Brook, Itzhak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antibiosis
Bacteria
Bacteria, Aerobic - isolation & purification
Bacteria, Aerobic - pathogenicity
Bacteria, Aerobic - physiology
Bacteria, Anaerobic - isolation & purification
Bacteria, Anaerobic - pathogenicity
Bacteria, Anaerobic - physiology
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Disease Susceptibility - microbiology
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Ent. Stomatology
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Nasal Cavity - microbiology
Nasopharynx - microbiology
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Peptostreptococcus
Prevotella
Sinusitis - microbiology
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Summary:The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of recovery of potential pathogens and aerobic and anaerobic interfering bacteria in the nasopharynx and nasal cavity of sinusitis prone (SP) children, with their recovery in non-sinusitis prone (N-SP) children. Nasopharyngeal and nasal cultures were taken from 20 SP and 20 N-SP children. Potential pathogens and aerobic and anaerobic bacteria with interfering capabilities against these micro-organisms were identified. Twenty-one potential pathogens (1.05/patient) were isolated from nasopharyngeal cultures from 14 of the 20 SP children, and 10 (0.5/patient) were recovered from 6 of the 20 NSP (p
ISSN:0001-6489
1651-2251
DOI:10.1080/00016489950180504