The difference in pathogenic bacteria between chronic rhinosinusitis in patients with and without Sjogren's syndrome: a retrospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects the quality of life of many people worldwide and can cause comorbidities. Our previous research proved that Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a predisposing factor for CRS, with a 2.5-fold associated risk. Antibiotics are important in CRS treatment; however, there is a paucity of research on the pathogenic bacteria of SS-CRS in the past. We conducted this study to investigate the pathogenic difference of SS-CRS and non-SS-CRS and aimed to give clinicians references when selecting antibiotics to treat SS-CRS.

Materials and methods

A total of 14,678 patients hospitalized for CRS operation from 2004 to 2018 were identified from the Chang Gung Research Database. These CRS cases were classified as either SS-CRS or non-SS-CRS. We analyzed t

SUBMITTER: Yang PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344658 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature