CRS	chronic rhinosinusitis
CRSsNP	CRS without nasal polyps
CRSwNP	CRS with nasal polyps
DEG	differentially expressed genes
GSEA	gene set enrichment
H&E	haematoxylin and eosin
IHC-IF	immunohistochemistry staining using immunofluorescence detection
IL	interleukin
MFUs	McFarland Units
NALT	nasal-associated lymphoid tissue
PAS	periodic acid–Schiff
Rcf	relative centrifugal force
RIN	RNA integrity number
ROI	regions of interest
s.e.m	standard error of the mean
SABSF	S. aureus biofilm-secreted factors
Th	T-helper
TSLP	thymic stromal lymphopoietin
T2	type 2