Table 3 Total OSAS cases and GAS positive OSAS cases stratified for follicular hyperplasia score against neutrophil infiltrate score.

From: Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with tonsil colonisation by Streptococcus pyogenes

  

Follicular hyperplasia score

 

1

2

3

Neutrophil infiltrate score

0

0/34 (0)

6/34 (17.6)

5/34 (14.7)

n. (%) OSAS

0/16 (0)

2/16 (12.5)

2/16 (12.5)

n. (%) GAS

1

1/34 (2.9)

6/34 (17.6)

7/34 (20.6)

n. (%) OSAS

0/16 (0)

3/16 (18.7)

3/16 (18.7)

n. (%) GAS

2

0/34 (0)

5/34 (14.7)

4/34 (11.8)

n. (%) OSAS

0/16 (0)

3/16 (18.7)

3/16 (18.7)

n. (%) GAS

  1. Scores for each condition based on observation were assigned and reported: absent = 0, low = 1, moderate = 2, high = 3. Total number of analysed OSAS = 34. Total number of isolated GAS in the analysed OSAS = 16.
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