Aspergillus species in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of Aspergillus spp. in the paranasal cavities of 40 patients with suspicion of chronic rhinosinusitis, by standard mycological as well as serological examinations. We found Aspergillus in nine of 37 patients.
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Caracas, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.
Virginia
V
Cameli-Rojas
Sofía
S
Mata-Essayag
Claudia Hartung
CH
de Capriles
Sylvia
S
Magaldi
Elizabeth Garrido
EG
de Pérez
Liselotte
L
Garrido
David
D
Balderrama-Caballero
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000382:microbiology*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014687:Venezuela
D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D007075:Immunoglobulin M