A comparison of the bacterial culture results of maxillary sinus mucosa and pus collections for chronic maxillary rhinosinusitis

• Main Authors: Anan Bedavanija, Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn, Chetta Banditsing, Pattarachai Kiratisin, Chaweewan Bunnag
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/52268
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2019 Siriraj Medical Journal. Objective: Although maxillary antral taps are the standard for collecting pus for bacterial culture, they sometimes reveal no growth. Intraoperative mucosal cultures are another method to collect pathogen samples. This study compared aerobic bacterial cultures from ma...