Bacterial biofilms may explain chronicity in osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1026-1028

  Nason, Robert ^a   Chole, Richard A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Infection; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiation; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36549017702     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318157f102     Document Type: Article

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