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Anaerobes in chronic maxillary sinusitis

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Poor drainage of chronically inflammed maxillary sinuses makes them prone to anaerobic infections. Thus, fluid from antral puncture of 50 proven cases of chronic maxillary sinusitis were cultured anaerobically. Anaerobic isolates were obtained from 48 per cent of the sinuses. Common anaerobes isolated were Peptococci, Peptostreptococci and Bacteroids species. Nasal bacterial findings were different from the diseased sinuses.

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  1. Dept. of Microbiology, B. J. Medical College, Poona

    Renu Bharadwaj & B. N. Joshi

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Bharadwaj, R., Joshi, B.N. Anaerobes in chronic maxillary sinusitis. Indian J Otolaryngol 36, 21–22 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02994149

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