Methods for removing bacterial biofilms: In vitro study using clinical chronic rhinosinusitis specimens

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-532

  Desrosiers, Martin ^a   Myntti, Matthew ^b,d   James, Garth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Medtronic ENT   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Materials Science and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilm; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Citric acid; Confocal scanning laser microscopy; Hydrodynamic force; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Zwitterionic surfactant

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CITRIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZWITTERIONIC SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHINOSINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS; CITRIC ACID; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 36049051945     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3069     Document Type: Article

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