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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus does not affect the Clinical Response to Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis Patients

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Background: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus (NCSA) is frequent in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Allergen immunotherapy is safe and effective in the treatment of AR. Objective: The present work aims to assess the effect of NCSA on the clinical response to immunotherapy (IT) in AR patients. Methodology: Assessment of symptom severity was done by visual analogue scale in 25 NCSA-positive and 25 NCSA-negative AR patients. Patients were treated by cluster IT for 8 weeks after which symptom severity was reassessed. Results: Before IT, NCSA-positive patients showed significant increase in rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal blockage than NCSA-negative patients. No significant difference was observed in non-nasal symptoms or total symptom severity scores. After IT, there was no difference in the severity of nasal and non-nasal symptoms between the two groups. Clinical improvement was more noticeable in NCSA-positive than NCSA-negative patients; however, the difference is non-significant. Conclusion: NCSA does not affect the clinical response to immunotherapy in AR patients.

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10.21608/ejmm.2018.285604

Keywords

Staphylococcus aureus, Nasal Carriage, Allergic Rhinitis, Immunotherapy

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Sahar

Last Name

Elazab

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Zakaria

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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt.

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saharmicrobiology@yahoo.com

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27

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4

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39667

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2018-10-01

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2023-02-14

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2018-10-01

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1

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6

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1110-2179

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2537-0979

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

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Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus does not affect the Clinical Response to Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis Patients

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28 Dec 2024