Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia
Conclusions: Bacterial tonsillitis was prevalent in the study area. The isolates showed resistance to common antibiotics such as penicillin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, ceftriaxone, and cephalexin. Therefore, culture and susceptibility tests are vital for appropriately managing bacterial tonsillit...
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| author | Tebiku Daniel Tirago Mesfin Worku Tadesse Menjetta Nima Moges Desta Ormago |
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| description | Conclusions: Bacterial tonsillitis was prevalent in the study area. The isolates showed resistance to common antibiotics such as penicillin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, ceftriaxone, and cephalexin. Therefore, culture and susceptibility tests are vital for appropriately managing bacterial tonsillitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d43241b8492d41b9af627b8284a8e8932025-08-20T03:14:12ZengWileyInternational Journal of Microbiology1687-91982025-01-01202510.1155/ijm/6366378Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, EthiopiaTebiku Daniel Tirago0Mesfin Worku1Tadesse Menjetta Nima2Moges Desta Ormago3School of Medical Laboratory ScienceSchool of Medical Laboratory ScienceSchool of Medical Laboratory ScienceSchool of Medical Laboratory ScienceConclusions: Bacterial tonsillitis was prevalent in the study area. The isolates showed resistance to common antibiotics such as penicillin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, ceftriaxone, and cephalexin. Therefore, culture and susceptibility tests are vital for appropriately managing bacterial tonsillitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijm/6366378 |
| spellingShingle | Tebiku Daniel Tirago Mesfin Worku Tadesse Menjetta Nima Moges Desta Ormago Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia International Journal of Microbiology |
| title | Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Microbial Composition, Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns, and Contributing Factors Among Children With Tonsillitis in Hawassa Town, Sidama, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | microbial composition antibiotic sensitivity patterns and contributing factors among children with tonsillitis in hawassa town sidama ethiopia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijm/6366378 |
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