I. Executive Summary Background The 5 years since the publication of the first International
Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis (ICAR‐RS) has witnessed …

The human upper respiratory tract (URT) offers a variety of niches for microbial colonization.
Local microbial communities are shaped by the different characteristics of the specific …

Contributing Authors Isam Alobid, MD, PhD1, Nithin D. Adappa, MD2, Henry P. Barham,
MD3, Thiago Bezerra, MD4, Nadieska Caballero, MD5, Eugene G. Chang, MD6, Gaurav …

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is an important clinical entity diagnosed
by the presence of both subjective and objective evidence of chronic sinonasal …

There are a variety of medical conditions associated with chronic sinonasal inflammation,
including chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and cystic fibrosis. In particular, CRS can be divided …

Landscape ecology examines the relationships between the spatial arrangement of different
landforms and the processes that give rise to spatial and temporal patterns in local …

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common, debilitating condition characterized by long‐term
inflammation of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. The role of the sinonasal bacteria in …

Abstract Background Pan-bacterial 16S rRNA microbiome surveys performed with massively
parallel DNA sequencing technologies have transformed community microbiological …

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects approximately 5% of the adult population in Western
societies and severely reduces the patient's quality of life. The role of bacteria in the …

Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent multifactorial disease process in
which bacteria are believed to play a role in the propagation of inflammation. Multiple …