Immunoglobulin E to Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Toxins in Patients with Chronic Sinusitis/Nasal Polyposis
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 114 (10), 1822-1826
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005537-200410000-00027
Abstract
Background: The role of infectious agents and their contribution to the inflammation in chronic sinusitis/nasal polyposis (CS/NP) is not clear. Staphylococcal and streptococcal toxins have superantig...Keywords
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