Determining the utility of standard hospital microbiology testing: Comparing standard microbiology cultures with DNA sequence analysis in patients with chronic sinusitis

Objective: To demonstrate DNA sequencing analysis (DNAsa) of sinus cultures in patients with CRS is a reliable method of detecting pathogens in polymicrobial CRS infections. Methods: After obtaining Institutional Review Board approval for this prospective cohort study, we selected a random sample of...

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Main Authors: Sarah K. Rapoport, Alyssa J. Smith, Maxwell Bergman, Kelly A. Scriven, Itzhak Brook, Suzette K. Mikula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-06-01
Series:World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095881118301033