B Lactamase producing bacteria in recurrent tonsillitis

Tonsils from 60 patients with recurrent tonsillitis were bacteriologically studied. Twenty were previously given oral penicillin, 20 were given clindamycin [active agent against BLPB] and 20 were given no therapy. Also 20 tonsils removed from dead persons were bacteriologically studied. Fifty patients with recurrent tonsillitis were treated with clindamycin and followed up without tonsillectomy. It was found that BLPB is the major cause for recurrent tonsillitis and agents effective against it were able to reduce or eliminate these attacks