Frequent detection of respiratory viruses by real-time PCR in adenoid samples from asymptomatic children.

摘要

In the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Sato et al. describe the detection of viruses in human adenoid tissue samples by using PCR assays (11). We wish to add our experience from a similar study. Thirty tissue samples were obtained from 30 individual children admitted for adenoidectomy at Bonn University Medical Centre, Department of Otorhinolaryngology. The median age at adenoidectomy was 4 years (range, 1 to 9 years); samples were taken between December 2007 and February 2008. Ear, nose, and throat specialists determined the indication for surgery