Abstract
Most patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have chronic rhinosinusitis; their sinuses are often colonized with bacteria that can initiate and maintain deleterious pulmonary infections. Theoretically, eradication of the sinus bacteria should reduce the frequency of lung infections and thereby reduce pulmonary morbidity. This article addressed whether bacteria in CF sinuses are eligible for eradication by sinus surgery and postoperative treatment.
Original language | English |
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Journal | American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | e1-4 |
ISSN | 1945-8924 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Achromobacter denitrificans
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Burkholderia
- Burkholderia Infections
- Child
- Chronic Disease
- Colistin
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nasal Lavage
- Paranasal Sinuses
- Prospective Studies
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult