Bacteria-Specific IgE in Patients With Nasal Polyposis: A Preliminary Report

Abstract
• Sixty-one patients exhibiting chronic nasal polyposis had their conditions evaluated by radioallergosorbent tests to determine the presence of bacteria-specific serum IgE. Fifty-nine patients exhibited positive serum IgE to at least one of 11 bacteria tested. There are several implications of the collected data. (Arch Otolaryngol 1983;109:372-375)