Significance of enteric Gram-negative bacilli in the throat

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Author	Philpot, C. Ross McDonald, P. J. Chai, K. H.
Copyright Year	1980
Description	SUMMARY Pharyngeal micro-organisms of 131 Australian and Malaysian children and adults were compared by analysis of aerobic culture of throat swab specimens. Enteric Gram-negative bacilli were commonly isolated in small numbers from Malaysian adults whether they had sore throats (28%) or not (36%), but were detected in only 9% of Australian adults without sore throats and in only 12% and 4% of Malaysian children with and without sore throats respectively. In other respects microbiological findings were similar in the different groups of subjects studied. It is concluded that the pharyngeal carriage rate of enteric Gram-negative bacilli may differ substantially between different groups of normal individuals. Our findings also suggest that these micro-organisms do not have a pathogenic role in pharyngitis.
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Ending Page	210
Page Count	6
Starting Page	205
ISSN	09502688
e-ISSN	14694409
DOI	10.1017/s0022172400063233
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	85
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	1980-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Epidemiology and Infection Veterinary Sciences Gram Negative Bacilli Enteric Gram Negative
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Epidemiology