Table 3.

Literature summary of molecular studies comparing sinus mycology of CRS vs non-CRS patients

↓ = decrease; ↑ = increase; CRS = chronic rhinosinusitis; ESS = endoscopic sinus surgery; postop = postoperative; rDNA = ribosomal DNA; ss = statistically significant; pts = patients; rRNA: ribosomal RNA; sp: species; FISH = fluorescence in situ hybridization; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; CRSwNP = chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis; CRSsNP = chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis; q-PCR = quantitative polymerase chain reaction.