American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 173-176 , May 2007

The comparison of tonsillar surface and core cultures in recurrent tonsillitis

  • Mustafa Gul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras/Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Yorukselim Mah. Ali Kuscu Cad. No. 32, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Tel.: +90 344 2212337 / Ext.358; fax: +90 344 2212371. GSM: +90 532 3745791.
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  • Erdogan Okur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras/Turkey
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  • Pinar Ciragil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras/Turkey
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  • Ilhami Yildirim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras/Turkey
    • ,
  • Murat Aral, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras/Turkey
    • ,
  • Mehmet Akif Kilic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras/Turkey

Received 8 July 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00200-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.08.010

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 173-176 , May 2007

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