Investigation of fungi in massive nasal polyps: Microscopy, culture, polymerase-chain reaction, and serology

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-422

  Aydil, Utku ^a   Kalkanci, Ayşe ^a   Ceylan, Alper ^a   Berk, Elife ^a   Kuştimur, Semra ^a   Uslu, Sabri ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Etiology; Fungus; Nasal polyps; Polymerase chain reaction; Sequencing; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; NOSE POLYP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; DNA, FUNGAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL POLYPS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34548455007     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3054     Document Type: Article

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