Damage to ciliated epithelium in chronic rhinosinusitis: What is the role of bacterial biofilms?

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 902-908

  Galli, Jacopo ^a   Calò, Lea ^a,b   Ardito, Fausta ^a   Imperiali, Micaela ^a   Bassotti, Ezio ^a   Passali, Giulio Cesare ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Paludetti, Gaetano ^a   Fadda, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilm; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Functional endoscopic sinus surgery; Respiratory epithelium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOFILMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649084709     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811701207     Document Type: Article

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