title: Chronic rhinosinusitis: therapeutic efficacy of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic approaches.
abstract: Despite the high prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) worldwide, the exact pathogenesis of the disease remains unknown. Even with therapeutic intervention, treatment response is often only partial and frequently ineffective. The inability to define exact disease phenotypes in relation to specific disease mechanisms has led to a broad based approach with both anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial intervention. The clinical efficacy of such current therapeutic strategies is highlighted and the urgent need for further robust therapeutic intervention studies in CRS is discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Medical Rhinology, Royal National Throat Nose Ear Hospital London, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Harsha H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kariyawasam
authors.forename: Glenis K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Scadding