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Reinfection with e.coli at throat is tonsillectomy needed?

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E. coli: Nothing is impossible, but this particular bacteria is not known to commonly cause infection in the upper respiratory tract in immunocompetant individuals. Tonsillar infection would be very very very rare.

Answered 2/23/2014

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