Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

Study participants, n

35

Age, years

55.0 ± 13.5

Male, n (%)

9 (25.7)

Time interval between sampling, days

719 ± 383

Subjects with nasal polyps, %

20 (57.1)

Patients on steroid rinses, %

16 (45.7)

Patients on oral steroid, %

3 (8.6)

Patients on topical antibiotic, %

3 (8.6)

Patients on antibiotics, %

3 (8.6)

Patients on steroid spray, %

11 (31.4)

Patients on saline rinsing, %

31 (88.5)

Patients on antibiotics the past 8 weeks, %

1 (2.8)