Neil Bhattacharyya Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Department of Otology & Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, UK
I am Neil Bhattacharyya Belonging to Department of Otolaryngology in the field of Chronic rhinosinusitis; Pathogenesis; Nondiseased sinusesfrom the Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
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Author(s): Neil Bhattacharyya
Quantitative Evidence Against Bacterial Infection Alone as a Cause of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Objective: Determine if the differential presence of bacteria within individual patients with CRS supports a bacterial role in the pathogenesis of CRS.
Methods: A prospective series of adult patients with unilateral sinus disease on computed tomography undergoing primary endoscopic sinus surgery was studied. From the diseased sinus on one side and the contralateral analogous non-diseased sinus, bacterial cultures were obtained and analyzed. Quantitative assessment of bacterial burden was obtained and... view more»