Fungus culture of the nasal secretion of chronic rhinosinusitis patients: Seasonal variations in Daegu, Korea

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 556-559

  Shin, Seung Heon ^a   Ye, Mi Kyung ^a   Lee, Young Ho ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Culture; Fungus; Histology; Korea; Nasal polyps; Polyp; Seasonal; Sinusitis; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPIRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SECRETION; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TISSUE TYPES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS; SINUSITIS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36049001788     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3065     Document Type: Article

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