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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2020

Correlation Between Microbiological Profiles of Adenoid Tissue and Nasal Discharge in Children with Co-existent Chronic Adenoiditis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Rohit Singh, R Shilpa, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Padmaja A Shenoy, R Balakrishnan, K Devaraja

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Investigation into Antibiotic Resistance Profiles ofInfection and drug resistance · 2025
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  2. Nasal Microbiota and Sensitivity Pattern in Rhinosinusitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  4. Adenoidal bacterial biofilm in pediatric rhinosinusitis.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rohit Singh1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India.ORCID 0000-0001-6052-8905
R Shilpa1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India.
Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay2Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka India.
Padmaja A Shenoy2Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka India.
R Balakrishnan1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India.
K Devaraja1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104 India.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic adenoiditis leading to adenoid hypertrophy is common in children. Many cases would also have co-existing chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Infact, long lasting bacterial infection of the adenoids has been hypothesized to be the cause for CRS in these children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the departments of ENT and Micro-biology at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India between 2016 and 2017. 20 subjects who were diagnosed with CRS and adenoid hypertrophy took part in the study. Aerobic, anaerobic and fungal culture sensitivity of adenoid tissue was done along with aerobic and fungal culture sensitivity of nasal swabs from middle meatus. 2 out of 20 adenoid samples showed positive culture for aerobes and 19 adenoid samples grew anaerobic organisms. 7 out of 20 nasal swabs grew some aerobes and 2 were positive for fungal organisms. The correlation of microorganisms between adenoid hypertrophy and CRS was seen only in one patient in which methicillin resistant

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AdenoidAdenoiditisMicrobiologyRhinosinusitis

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PMID32158666
PMCPMC7040140
OpenAlexW2997022394

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