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The Bacteriology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyps

The Bacteriology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyps ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Bacteriology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyps Andrea Niederfuhr; Hanspeter Kirsche, MD; Herbert Riechelmann, MD; Nele Wellinghausen, MD Objective: To compare the bacteriologic findings in eth- streptococci. Propionibacterium and Peptostreptococcus spe- moidal biopsy specimens and nasal lavage samples from cies were the most common anaerobes. Pathogenic bac- healthy control patients and from patients with chronic teria such as S aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, and Haemophi- rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSNP) and lus influenzae were detected in biopsy specimens from 16 without nasal polyps (CRSNP−). of 31 CRSNP patients (52%), 4 of 13 CRSNP− pa- tients (31%), and 10 of 21 control patients (48%). There Design: Comparative microbiologic investigation. were no significant differences in the bacterial cultures of the biopsy specimens between the 3 patient groups Setting: University hospital. (P.30). The majority of bacteria detected in the bi- opsy specimens were also detected in the correspond- Patients: The study included 31 CRSNP patients, 13 CRSNP− patients, and 21 control patients ing lavage samples; however, in 35% of patients, patho- genic bacteria were found only in nasal lavage samples Intervention: Aerobe and anaerobe bacterial culture of and not in corresponding biopsy specimens. nasal lavage samples and biopsy http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery American Medical Association

The Bacteriology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyps

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American Medical Association
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2168-6181
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10.1001/archoto.2008.531
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Bacteriology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis With and Without Nasal Polyps Andrea Niederfuhr; Hanspeter Kirsche, MD; Herbert Riechelmann, MD; Nele Wellinghausen, MD Objective: To compare the bacteriologic findings in eth- streptococci. Propionibacterium and Peptostreptococcus spe- moidal biopsy specimens and nasal lavage samples from cies were the most common anaerobes. Pathogenic bac- healthy control patients and from patients with chronic teria such as S aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, and Haemophi- rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSNP) and lus influenzae were detected in biopsy specimens from 16 without nasal polyps (CRSNP−). of 31 CRSNP patients (52%), 4 of 13 CRSNP− pa- tients (31%), and 10 of 21 control patients (48%). There Design: Comparative microbiologic investigation. were no significant differences in the bacterial cultures of the biopsy specimens between the 3 patient groups Setting: University hospital. (P.30). The majority of bacteria detected in the bi- opsy specimens were also detected in the correspond- Patients: The study included 31 CRSNP patients, 13 CRSNP− patients, and 21 control patients ing lavage samples; however, in 35% of patients, patho- genic bacteria were found only in nasal lavage samples Intervention: Aerobe and anaerobe bacterial culture of and not in corresponding biopsy specimens. nasal lavage samples and biopsy

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Published: Feb 1, 2009

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