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Evaluation of the Effect of Tonsillectomy on Antistreptolysin O (ASO) Titer

Saud Salim Bakir, Mohammed Zaki Salim Abdulridha & Laith Mahmood Attallah · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: Acute recurrent tonsillitis is a common problem worldwide and tonsillectomy is the preferable treatment for patients not responding to medical treatment. Many patients with acute recurrent tonsillitis and increased antistreptolysin O (ASO) titers are caused by group A...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11917

A Review of Fusobacterium necrophorum Infections in Humans

Emelda E. Chukwu, Francisca O. Nwaokorie & Akitoye O. Coker · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

The incidence of human infections caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum is recently on the increase and this is attributed largely to alteration in antibiotic usage pattern, malnutrition and poor oral hygiene. These infections are usually acquired exogenously from animals such as d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6634