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Sinus microbiota varies among chronic rhinosinusitis phenotypes and predicts surgical outcome.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2015
Ramakrishnan Vijay R, Hauser Leah J, Feazel Leah M, Ir Diana, Robertson Charles E, Frank Daniel N
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BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent multifactorial disease process in which bacteria are believed to play a role in the propagation of inflammation. Multiple subtypes of CRS have been described based on clinical and pathologic features, but a detailed examination of the sinus microbiota in patients with CRS and its clinical subtypes has yet to be performed. OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine the...
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