Nasal irrigation increases upper-airway microbial diversity: a prospective pilot study

Shoichi Kimura, Kensuke Nishi, Kensuke Kawamoto, Yasuhito Mihashi, Tatsuro Nishi, Toshifumi Sakata, Nozomu Matsumoto, Takafumi Yamano, Yoshio Nakano, Nao Suzuki

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DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2026.2721206
Published: 2026-09-04
Container: Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
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@article{allodium:10.1080/00016489.2026.2721206,
  title = {Nasal irrigation increases upper-airway microbial diversity: a prospective pilot study},
  author = {Shoichi Kimura and Kensuke Nishi and Kensuke Kawamoto and Yasuhito Mihashi and Tatsuro Nishi and Toshifumi Sakata and Nozomu Matsumoto and Takafumi Yamano and Yoshio Nakano and Nao Suzuki},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Acta Oto-Laryngologica},
  doi = {10.1080/00016489.2026.2721206},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00016489.2026.2721206}
}

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TI  - Nasal irrigation increases upper-airway microbial diversity: a prospective pilot study
AU  - Shoichi Kimura
AU  - Kensuke Nishi
AU  - Kensuke Kawamoto
AU  - Yasuhito Mihashi
AU  - Tatsuro Nishi
AU  - Toshifumi Sakata
AU  - Nozomu Matsumoto
AU  - Takafumi Yamano
AU  - Yoshio Nakano
AU  - Nao Suzuki
PY  - 2026
JO  - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
DO  - 10.1080/00016489.2026.2721206
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Kimura, S., Nishi, K., Kawamoto, K., Mihashi, Y., Nishi, T., Sakata, T., Matsumoto, N., Yamano, T., Nakano, Y., & Suzuki, N. (2026). Nasal irrigation increases upper-airway microbial diversity: a prospective pilot study. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. https://doi.org/10.1080/00016489.2026.2721206

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