Palatine tonsils have been observed to harbor several distinct respiratory and herpesviruses
in separate studies. In this study, the presence of these viruses in palatine tonsils was …

Objective In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence and copy number of six
different viruses in tonsillar tissue samples removed surgically because of chronic recurrent …

Objective To assess the prevalence of all known human herpesviruses (HHV) in tonsils of an
age‐stratified large sample of immunocompetent children and adults. Methods Patients …

BACKGROUND: Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) together with the closely related human
enteroviruses (HEVs) cause most of the acute respiratory illnesses throughout the year …

Chronic tonsillar diseases are an important health problem, leading to large numbers of
surgical procedures worldwide. Little is known about pathogenesis of these diseases. In …

Adenoids and tonsils have gained interest as a new in vivo model to study local immune
functions and virus reservoirs. Especially herpesviruses are interesting because their …

OBJECTIVE: Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) has been associated with multicentric
Castleman's disease, Kaposi's sarcoma and effusion non-Hodgkin's lymphoma …

The purpose of the study was to investigate the presence of different viruses in middle ear
fluids and nasopharyngeal aspirates in young children with acute otitis media. Two cohorts …

There are few studies that examine prevalence, quantity, and cellular proclivity of latent
human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in healthy populations. We examined 69 tonsils with paired …

Surgically removed palatine tonsils provide a conveniently accessible source of T and B
lymphocytes to study the interplay between foreign pathogens and the host immune system …