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Staphylococcal isolates were susceptible to most tested antibiotics (except from penicillin and ampicillin) and rarely showed methicillin resistance (n = 1). <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> seems to be the most common pathogen isolated from patients tonsillectomized due to <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RT<\/jats:styled-content>. Staphylococcal isolates associated with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RT<\/jats:styled-content> are present mostly within the tonsillar core and susceptible to most antibiotics. They are typically isolated from patients between 21 and 30 years of age. 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