Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Nasopharyngeal Swab and Adenoid Tissue from Children Submitted to Adenoidectomy: Pre- and Postoperative Analysis

Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Nasopharyngeal Swab and Adenoid Tissue from Children Submitted to Adenoidectomy: Pre- and Postoperative Analysis

Abstract Introduction The presence of respiratory viruses in lymphoid tissues of the nasopharynx and oropharynx and its impact on recurrent infections and hypertrophy of these tissues are not yet fully understood. Objective To identify and determine the prevalence of major...

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Main Authors: Osvaldo Vinícius Biill Primo, Edmir Américo Lourenço, Saulo Duarte Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-02-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
viruses
adenoids
adenoidectomy
child
polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1368135

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