Examination of biofilm related material deterioration on 20 PROVOX®2 voice prostheses by scanning electron microscopy;Elektronenmikroskopische untersuchungen zur biofilmbildung auf 20 PROVOX®2 stimmventilen

Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 392-397

  Leonhard, Matthias ^a   Reumuller A ^a   Moser, D ^a   Bigenzahn, W ^a   Schneider Stickler, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; In vivo biofilm formation; Leakage; Material defects; Voice prosthesis

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOICE PROSTHESIS;

AGED; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 68049093955     PISSN: 09358943     EISSN: 14388685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1119409     Document Type: Article

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