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Bacterial colonization differences between central compartment atopic disease and eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis

Darren Rom MD

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Darren Rom MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Darren Rom, MD, 67 Burton Street Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.

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Andrea Sit MD

Andrea Sit MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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Raquel Alvarado PhD

Raquel Alvarado PhD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Peter Earls MD

Peter Earls MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Department of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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Janet Rimmer MD

Janet Rimmer MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Woolcock Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Faculty of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, Australia

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Raewyn Campbell MD

Raewyn Campbell MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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Larry Kalish MD

Larry Kalish MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Concord General Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Raymond Sacks MD

Raymond Sacks MD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Concord General Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Richard J. Harvey MD,PhD

Richard J. Harvey MD,PhD

Rhinology and Skull Base Research Group, St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Department of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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First published: 10 March 2023
Citations: 3

Abstract

Key Points

  • Culturable bacterial colonization is similar between type 2 CRS phenotypes
  • Staphylococcus aureus coinfection is similar between eosinophilic CRS and CCAD
  • Patients with CCAD were younger, consistent with current knowledge of the disease

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

Richard J Harvey is consultant/advisory board with Medtronic, Novartis, GSK and Meda pharmaceuticals. Research grant funding received from GlaxoSmithKline. He has been on the speakers’ bureau for GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Meda Pharmaceuticals, and Seqirus. All other authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest.

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