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Maxillary sinuses microbiology from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
Karina Mantovani1, Andréia Alessandra Bisanha, Ricardo Cassiano Demarco
1Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP.
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There isn't definitive and consistent data concerning the distribution of bacterial species in patients with Chronic Sinusitis (CS). The variability of the results from studies in CS may be due to the different techniques used as collection method, variations in culture methods, previous antibiotic use, and difficulty in distinguishing bacterial flora from pathogenic agents.
Study Design:
Clinical prospective.
Aim:
To identify the incidence of microorganisms in patients with CRS by growing bacteria from the secretion of the maxillary sinus.
Patients And Methods:
Cross-sectional study in 62 patients that had undergone FESS for treatment of chronic sinusitis; cultures from the maxillary sinus were obtained.
Results:
62 samples, 33 (53.2%) had no growth; 29 (45.2%) counts of aerobic bacteria; one case (1.6%) of fungus growth; we did not find anaerobic bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the one more frequently found - 8 samples (27.6%), Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in 4 samples each; Streptococcus pneumoniae in 3 samples (10.4%); other Gram negative agents in 17 samples (31%).
Conclusion:
In the present study we concluded that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, other Gram negatives bacteria and Staphylococcus spp were the representatives of the bacterial flora found in the paranasal sinuses of patients with CS.
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