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Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2008
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2008
Specimen collection
10 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis will have three specimens collected from the maxillary sinus during surgery. The sinus mucosa, sinus mucus and a saline lavage will be collected. The three samples will then be analyzed with microarrays looking for bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
Specimen collection
10 patients without sinus disease will have three specimens collected from the maxillary sinus during surgery. The sinus mucosa, sinus mucus and a saline lavage will be collected. The three samples will then be analyzed with microarrays looking for bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
University of California, San Francisco, Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
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