Long Term Impact of Adeno-tonsillectomy on Immunity Against Respiratory Viral Infections; Evidence Deduced During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Ramaneeshwaran MurugesanPrem SagarRajeev KumarSushil Kumar KabraPradeep Kumar ChaturvediMaroof Ahmad KhanChirom Amit SinghRakesh KumarAlok Thakar

Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2024)

This pilot study indicates that adeno-tonsillectomy poses children at a significantly higher risk of COVID-19 infections and likely other viral upper respiratory tract infections.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
sars cov
coronavirus disease
young adults
gene therapy