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- Title
Bacteriologic Evaluation of Sinus Aspirates Taken by Balloon Catheter Devices in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Preliminary Study.
- Authors
Ikeda, Katsuhisa; Ono, Noritsugu; Iizuka, Takashi; Kase, Kaori; Minekawa, Akira; Inoshita, Ayako; Kusunoki, Takeshi
- Abstract
Purpose: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is known to be a polymicrobial infection involving both aerobes and Gram-positive and Gram-negative anaerobes. Accurate bacterial evaluation by adequate culture methods can justify subsequent antimicrobial strategies. Methods: Two specimens were obtained from each of 10 patients undergoing catheter-based Balloon Sinuplasty™, one from the middle meatus (endoscopic approach) and the other from the sinus (catheter-based approach). Results: The bacterial culture from the middle meatus was positive in 9 of 10 patients, including 6 different aerobes without anaerobes. The bacterial culture of aspirates from the sinuses were positive in 8 out of 10 patients, with 4 different aerobic bacteria and 4 different anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobes were isolated in 0% of middle meatus samples, which was significantly lower than the 62.5% (5/8) detected in the sinus samples. Conclusions: Bacterial culture of sinus aspirates using a catheter-based technique improves the recovery of bacterial pathogens from CRS patients. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
PARANASAL sinuses; GRAM-positive bacterial infections; GRAM-negative bacterial diseases; BACTERIOLOGY technique; CULTURE media (Biology); BACTERIAL cultures
- Publication
ORL, 2011, Vol 73, Issue 5, p271
- ISSN
0301-1569
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000330277