COMPARISON OF FNA VS SURFACE SWAB CULTURE IN ISOLATING CORE FLORA IN RECURRENT TONSILLITIS

Authors

  • Inamullah Khan
  • Sarfaraz Ahmad
  • Javed Akhtar Chawala

Abstract

Background: Tonsillitis is one of the most common childhood afflictions. This prospective studywas designed to explore the possible role of fine needle aspiration of recurrently inflamed tonsilsin determining their core flora. Results: Seventy-seven patients at DHQ Hospital Haripurundergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis were included in the study. Colonies grown fromfine needle aspirate and surface swab were compared with tonsillar core culture obtained aftertonsillectomy. The pathogens isolated by fine needle aspiration culture were not greatly differentfrom surface swab results in comparison to core isolates. Conclusion: The results of fine needleaspirate do not appear to confer any advantage over surface swab in representing core flora. Thesefindings indicate no preferred clinical use for fine needle aspiration in the management ofrecurrent tonsillitis.Keywords: Fine needle aspiration (FNA), Culture, Tonsillitis

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2012-12-01

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Vol. 24 No. 3-4 (2012): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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