Evidence of Bacterial Biofilms among Infected and Hypertrophied Tonsils in Correlation with the Microbiology, Histopathology, and Clinical Symptoms of Tonsillar Diseases

• Main Authors: Alasil, S.M., Omar, R., Ismail, S., Yusof, M.Y., Dhabaan, G.N., Abdulla, M.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14586/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijoto/2013/408238/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/408238

Diseases of the tonsils are becoming more resistant to antibiotics due to the persistence of bacteria through the formation of biofilms. Therefore, understanding the microbiology and pathophysiology of such diseases represent an important step in the management of biofilm-related infections. We have...