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Microbial Contamination of Radiology Equipment: A Descriptive Study in Ghana

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Nosocomial infections continue to impose significant clinical and economic burdens on patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Radiology equipment, accessories, and work surfaces can become contaminated with healthcare‐associated pathogens due to frequent handling by healthcare personnel and patients.
Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distant complications of chronic tonsillitis [PDF]

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Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, Republica MoldovaIntroduction. Chronic tonsillitis is a persistent inflammation of the palatine tonsils, often marked by recurrent acute episodes of tonsils inflammation ...
Lisevici, Elena
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Red Cell and Platelet Indices as Biomarkers of Poor Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Case‐Control Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with systemic inflammation and altered hematological function, including changes in red cell indices and platelet hyperreactivity. While glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is the gold standard for monitoring glycemic control, its cost and susceptibility to conditions like anemia ...
Helen Owusu‐Asante   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial tonsillitis: prevalence, prediction and treatment by the ECP

open access: yes, 2010
Sore throat or tonsillitis is not necessarily considered a life-threatening emergency but such calls are received and attended to by the ambulance service. It is believed that this is because a face-to-face assessment is often required as the symptoms of
Winch, Spencer
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Characterizing a Department's Transition to Intracapsular Tonsillectomy: A Mixed Methods Analysis

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue 10, Page 4505-4513, October 2026.
This study evaluated a single institution's transition from total to intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) by employing an explanatory mixed methods model. Patients undergoing IT experienced reduced rates of 30‐day emergency department visits, admissions, and secondary hemorrhage requiring return to the operating room. Five themes were identified in surgeon
Erin Ling   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of EBV DNA in patients diagnosed with tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic/recurrent tonsillitis.

open access: yes, 2016
Prevalence of EBV DNA in patients diagnosed with tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic/recurrent tonsillitis.
Kåre Bondeson (2634877)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Assessment of Helicobacter pylori prevalence by scorpion real-time PCR in chronic tonsillitis patients

open access: yesJournal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background: Occasionally, bacteria or viruses enter the tonsils and these organs become overwhelmed by bacterial or viral infection leading to inflammation.
T Naserpour Farivar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of HAdV DNA in patients diagnosed with tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic/recurrent tonsillitis.

open access: yes, 2016
Prevalence of HAdV DNA in patients diagnosed with tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic/recurrent tonsillitis.
Kåre Bondeson (2634877)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Relationship between gradation density of biofilm bacteria with tonsillar hypertrophy on patients with chronic tonsillitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Tonsillar hypertrophy, which is an indicator of tonsillectomy, is less accurate in making indications, so more specific indicators are needed. In chronic tonsillitis, biofilm bacteria are found which can cause antibiotic resistance.
Kamal Anshari, -   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Analysis of Pepsin Levels in Tonsil Swab Patients of Chronic Tonsillitis on Larynx Pharynx Reflux [PDF]

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Background: Chronic tonsillitis is a condition of tonsil inflammation. There is some evidence that the condition laryngeal pharyngeal reflux (LPR) causes chronic tonsillitis, through pepsin which can be found in upper and lower throat secretions ...
Vithari Anna Sarambu, Sutji Pratiwi Rahardjo, Rafidawaty Alwi, Abdul Salam
core   +1 more source

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