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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan;67(1):51-53.
doi: 10.1007/s00106-018-0581-7.

[Tonsillectomy for MRSA eradication-a case report]

[Article in German]
P Dost  1 , G Senska  2 , A-T Dirkes-Kersting  3 , R Jaussi  4
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[Tonsillectomy for MRSA eradication-a case report]

[Article in German]
P Dost et al. HNO. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Herein is reported the case of a clinician in whom, after three unsuccessful attempts to eradicate a nasopharyngeal MRSA (methicillin resistent staphylococcus ausreus) colonization, tonsillectomy was performed with long-term success.

Keywords: Individualized attempt of treatment; MRSA; Medical occupation; Posterior rhinorrhea; Tonsillectomy.

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