Bacterial biofilm formation on a human cochlear implant

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 972-975

  Pawlowski, Karen S ^a   Wawro, Debra ^b   Roland, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilm; Cochlear implant; Implants

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CELL TYPE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944468521     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000169047.38759.8b     Document Type: Article

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