Abstract
Aspirates from 26 acutely and 17 chronically infected ethmoid sinuses were studied. Thirty-seven aerobes and 10 anaerobes were recovered from isolates from patients with acute sinusitis. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae were predominant. Twenty-seven aerobes and 41 anaerobes were found in isolates from patients with chronic sinusitis. The predominant isolates were anaerobic gram-negative bacilli and Peptostreptococcus spp.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Bacteria, Aerobic / isolation & purification*
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Child
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Chronic Disease
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Ethmoid Sinusitis / microbiology*
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Female
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Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / isolation & purification*
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Haemophilus Infections / microbiology
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Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification