Prospective study on microbiological profile of patients presenting with tonsillitis in ENT OPD, Adesh Medical College & Hospital, Mohri, Shahbad(M).

Dr Manpreet Kaur; Dr P D Sharma; Dr Narinder Kaur

Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2019

Prospective study on microbiological profile of patients presenting with tonsillitis in ENT OPD, Adesh Medical College & Hospital, Mohri, Shahbad(M).

Dr Manpreet Kaur, Dr P D Sharma, Dr Narinder Kaur

Abstract :

Respiratory tract infection (RTI) is considered as one of the major public health problems and a leading cause of morbidity & mortality in many developing countries Tonsils form part of Waldeyer�s Ring .They have protective function. Sorethroat is a common complaint with which patient present to ENT OPD. The study population included 40 patients who visited ENT Department with signs and symptoms of tonsillitis. A detailed clinical evaluation of patients was done. Throat swabs with sterile swab sticks were collected & processed for the microbiological profile in Microbiology Deptt. Of AMC&H. Males 28 (70%) were found to be affected more than females 12 (30%).72.5% of patients were from rural area & 27.5% were from urban area. Sorethroat was the most common symptom(100%) followed by fever (72.5%). It has been seen that beta–hemolytic streptococci was predominant as it was present in 53.33% of cases