Table 2.

Culture and PCR results on sinus biopsies.

Patients	Sex	Age (Years)	Samples	Culture	Malassezia PCR
Patient 1	Female	77	Sinus	Negative	Positive
Patient 2	Female	27	Sinus	Negative	Positive
Patient 3	Male	52	Sinus	Negative	Positive
Patient 4	Male	56	Sinus	Negative	Positive
Patient 5	Female	44	Sinus	Negative	Positive
Patient 6	Female	53	Sinus	Negative	Positive
Patient 7	Female	13	Sinus 1	Negative	Positive
			Sinus 2	Negative	Positive
Patient 8	Male	48	Sinus	Negative	Negative
Patient 9	Male	25	Sinus 1	Negative	Positive
			Sinus 2	Negative	Positive
Patient 10	Female	53	Sinus	Negative	NA
Patient 11	Female	72	Sinus 1	Negative	NA
			Sinus 2	Negative	NA

NA: not applicable; DNA not available.