Opening plugged tympanostomy tubes: Effect of biofilm formation

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Mehta, Ajay J ^a   Lee, James C ^a   Stevens, Gary R ^a   Antonelli, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISSOLUTION; EX VIVO STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OFLOXACIN; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 29944444761     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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