THE ROLE OF MIKROFLORA IN ETIOLOGY OF CHRONIC TONSILLITIS AT HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN
Analysis of the results of a bacteriological study involving 32 HIV-infected children with various forms of chronic tonsillitis (CT) has demonstrated that they were significantly different in terms of the seeding rate of beta-hemolytic group A Streptococci (BHAS). Specifically, these microorganisms were detected in patients with paratonsillar abscess 2.5 times as frequently as in those with uncomplicated forms of chronic tonsilitis. In other words, the former group is at risk of deveing such concomitant diseases as post-streptococcal rheumocarditis, glomerulonephritis, andpolyarthritis.