From: Temporal instability of the post-surgical maxillary sinus microbiota
 | Group 1: No CRS (n = 9) | Group 2: Persistent CRS (n = 11) | Group 3: CRS exacerbation (n = 15) |
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Age, years | 57.9 ± 13.1 | 57.4 ± 13.9 | 51.6 ± 13.5 |
Male, % | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | 4 (44.4) |
Patients with polyps, % | 1 (11.1) | 9 (81.8)* | 10 (66.7)* |
Time intervals, days | 747 ± 226 | 761 ± 414 | 673 ± 448 |
Patients on steroid rinses, % | 11.1 | 63.6* | 53.3 |
Patients on oral steroid, % | 0 | 27.2** | 0 |
Patients on topical antibiotic, % | 0 | 18.1 | 6.7 |
Patients on antibiotics, % | 11.1 | 0 | 13.3 |
Patients on steroid spray, % | 22.2 | 45.5 | 26.7 |
Patients on saline rinsing, % | 77.8 | 100 | 86.7 |
Patients on antibiotics the past 8Â weeks, % | 0 | 9.1 | 0 |
Shannon diversity index | 2.08 ± 1.18 | 1.52 ± 0.67** | 1.92 ± 0.81 |
Jaccard index | 24.2 ± 10.7 | 25.3 ± 12.7 | 23.6 ± 11.3 |