Table 2 Microbiological data after fine-needle aspiration biopsy, surgical drainage or tonsillar swab
Microbiology | Number of isolates 8/17 = 47% |
|---|---|
Culture negative | 8 |
Culture positive | 9 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 3 |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 2 |
Mycobacterium avium | 1 |
Serratia marcescens | 1 |
More than one bacterium: | 1 |
- Streptococcus mitis | |
- Prevotella buccae | |
- Fusoacterium nucleatum | |
- Eikenella corrodens |