COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE TONSILLAR FLORA O F CHILDREN

Authors
MUCKE W HUBER HC RITTER U
Citation
W. Mucke et al., COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE TONSILLAR FLORA O F CHILDREN, Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin, 196(1), 1994, pp. 70-74
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Zentralblatt fur Hygiene und Umweltmedizin → ACNP
ISSN journal
09348859
Volume
196
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
70 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
0934-8859(1994)196:1<70:CATTFO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In 1988-1992 the tonsillar flora of 1799 children, six years of age an d staying at certain kindergartens in Bavaria (Bayern), was examined. The microbiological investigations, directed at five indicator-germs s howed the following results: 28,6% of the children were carriers of be ta-haemolytic Streptococci, 17,4% of Enterobacteriaceae and 11,8% of C andida spp.. Pseudomonadales and moulds could be found in 0,6% of the specimens.