A bacterial evaluation of tonsillitis in Baghdad

الملخص EN

A sample of 168 tonsillitic subjects (93 males and 75 females), living in Baghdad was evaluated microbiologically.

The patients had an age range of 3-35 years.

Four bacterial species were isolated and identified.

They were p-haemolyùcSïrcp / cwoccws ,(39.

3 %) Staphylococcus aureus,(23.

8% )Haemophilus influenzae (20.8 % )and a-liaemolyt'.c Streptococcus .

(16.1%)Sex differences in the prevalency of these hacteria were observed.

Lancefield grouping ofp-haemalytic Streptococcus showed five sero-groups (A, D, D, G and Ncn-typablc).

The A group dominated the list (72.

7%) followed by the B group (13.

6 %), while the others shared a similar frequency (4.

5 % ).