Prevalence of tonsillar Actinomyces in children undergoing tonsillectomy for sleep disordered breathing compared with recurrent tonsillitis

A mixed cell culture model for assessmen

A mixed cell culture model for assessment of proliferation in tonsillar tissues from children with obstructive sleep apnea or recurrent tonsillitis

✍ Laura D. Serpero; Leila Kheirandish-Gozal; Ehab Dayyat; Julie L. Goldman; Jinkwa 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 174 KB

## Abstract ## Background: Recurrent infective tonsillitis (RI) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are the major indications for adenotonsillectomy (T&A) in children. However, little is known on the determinants of lymphadenoid tissue proliferation in the pediatric upper airway. ## Objectives: To