Effect of a moustache on nasal <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> colonisation and nasal cytology results in men
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, cilt.129, sa.2, ss.155-158, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 129 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s002221511400334x
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-158
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Staphylococcus Aureus, Nasal Cavity, Nasal Mucosa, Rhinitis
- İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: This study compared the results of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage and nasal cytology in men with and without a moustache. Methods: The study group comprised 118 adult men with a moustache, and the control group consisted of 123 adult men without a moustache. Samples were taken from the participants' right nasal cavity for cytology and from the left nasal cavity for microbiology. Results: The results for S aureus were positive in 19.5 per cent (n = 23) of participants with a moustache and in 20.3 per cent (n = 25) of men without a moustache. This difference was not significant (p > 0.05). However, nasal cytology revealed rich eosinophil clusters in participants with a moustache. Conclusion: The presence or absence of a moustache had no effect on nasal S aureus colonisation. However, further research is needed to understand whether the presence of a moustache increases the risk of allergic or non-allergic rhinitis.