Superantigens and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Detection of Staphylococcal Exotoxins in Nasal Polyps

Abstract

The current study demonstrates the presence of superantigen toxins in 14 of 29 patients with CRSwNP, with SEB and TSST-1 being the most common. Further studies are necessary to correlate the presence of toxin with the pathological changes present in polyp tissue.