Asthma and biofilm-forming bacteria are independently associated with revision sinus surgeries for chronic rhinosinusitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-223.e1

  Zhang, Zi ^a   Linkin, Darren R ^a   Finkelman, Brian S ^a   O'Malley Jr , Bert W ^a   Thaler, Erica R ^a   Doghramji, Laurel ^a   Kennedy, David W ^a   Cohen, Noam A ^a   Palmer, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFILM FORMING BACTERIA; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79959825830     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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