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Microbiology of Chronic Frontal Rhinosinusitis

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The role of microbiology in chronic frontal rhinosinusitis remains poorly understood. Cultures poorly detect all types of microbiology present in the frontal sinus. The value of antimicrobial therapy is unclear in chronic forms of frontal rhinosinusitis.

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  1. U.S. Institute for Advanced Sinus Care and Research, Columbus, OH, USA

    Subinoy Das MD, FACS (Medical Director)

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

    Stilianos E. Kountakis

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    Brent A. Senior

  3. Fulda, Hessen, Germany

    Wolfgang Draf

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Das, S. (2016). Microbiology of Chronic Frontal Rhinosinusitis. In: Kountakis, S., Senior, B., Draf, W. (eds) The Frontal Sinus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48523-1_4

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