Effects of β‐Toxin of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> on Ciliary Activity of Nasal Epithelial Cells

Abstract

Staphylococcal beta-toxin may reduce ciliary activity and induce sinusitis without occlusion of the natural ostium of the maxillary sinus in rabbits This study provides another animal model of sinusitis for understanding the pathogenesis of sinusitis induced by bacterial exotoxins.