Fungal cultures in patients with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: Improving the recovery of potential fungal pathogens in the Canadian laboratory

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Javer, Amin R ^a   Genoway, Krista A ^a   Gervais, Mireille ^a   Romney, Marc ^a   Zemcov, Janet ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS); Allergic mucin; Fungal culture

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GENTAMICIN; MUCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS;

CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 34248662091     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2006.0084     Document Type: Article

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