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</b>Tonsillectomies, the surgical removal of the tonsils, are performed on individuals with chronic tonsillitis infections, recurrent strep throat, enlarged tonsils, and other issues such as cancerous cells <ref name=aa>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0194599820944907/Brietzke, S.E. and Andreoli, S.M., 2021. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the change in pharyngeal bacterial cultures after pediatric tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 164(2), pp.264-270.]</ref>. The goal of this radical procedure is the eradication of bacteria assuming antibiotics have been frequently used and failed / resistance was developed <ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-014-3434-3/Yildizoglu, U., Polat, B., Gumral, R., Kilic, A., Tosun, F. and Gerek, M., 2015. Effect of antibiotic use on bacterial flora of tonsil core in patients with recurrent tonsillitis. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 272, pp.1525-1528.]</ref>. Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A streptococci, or GAS) is the causative agent bacterium of strep throat, one of the leading causes that push individuals towards an elective tonsillectomy (Slonczewski et al., 2024). Although viruses are also common, other problematic bacteria include: Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa | </b>Tonsillectomies, the surgical removal of the tonsils, are performed on individuals with chronic tonsillitis infections, recurrent strep throat, enlarged tonsils, and other issues such as cancerous cells <ref name=aa>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0194599820944907/Brietzke, S.E. and Andreoli, S.M., 2021. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the change in pharyngeal bacterial cultures after pediatric tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 164(2), pp.264-270.]</ref>. The goal of this radical procedure is the eradication of bacteria assuming antibiotics have been frequently used and failed / resistance was developed <ref name=a>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-014-3434-3/Yildizoglu, U., Polat, B., Gumral, R., Kilic, A., Tosun, F. and Gerek, M., 2015. Effect of antibiotic use on bacterial flora of tonsil core in patients with recurrent tonsillitis. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 272, pp.1525-1528.]</ref>. Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A streptococci, or GAS) is the causative agent bacterium of strep throat, one of the leading causes that push individuals towards an elective tonsillectomy (Slonczewski et al., 2024). Although viruses are also common, other problematic bacteria include: Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa <ref name=a/>. | ||
[[Image:Strep photo - CDC.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) Photo credit: [http://www.cdc.gov/ CDC.]]] | [[Image:Strep photo - CDC.jpeg|thumb|300px|right|Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) Photo credit: [http://www.cdc.gov/ CDC.]]] | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 8 April 2024
By Lindsey Abramson
Introduction
Tonsillectomies, the surgical removal of the tonsils, are performed on individuals with chronic tonsillitis infections, recurrent strep throat, enlarged tonsils, and other issues such as cancerous cells [1]. The goal of this radical procedure is the eradication of bacteria assuming antibiotics have been frequently used and failed / resistance was developed [2]. Streptococcus pyogenes (also called group A streptococci, or GAS) is the causative agent bacterium of strep throat, one of the leading causes that push individuals towards an elective tonsillectomy (Slonczewski et al., 2024). Although viruses are also common, other problematic bacteria include: Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [2].
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 S.E. and Andreoli, S.M., 2021. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the change in pharyngeal bacterial cultures after pediatric tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 164(2), pp.264-270.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U., Polat, B., Gumral, R., Kilic, A., Tosun, F. and Gerek, M., 2015. Effect of antibiotic use on bacterial flora of tonsil core in patients with recurrent tonsillitis. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 272, pp.1525-1528.
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski,at Kenyon College,2024
