Effect of ossicular prosthesis biofilms on middle ear scarring and hearing outcomes

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1191-1195

  Jaryszak, Eric M ^a   Sampson, Edith M ^a   Antonelli, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cholesteatoma; Chronic suppurative otitis media; Ossicular reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY OSSICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BONE CONDUCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAR; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BONE CONDUCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR OSSICLES; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249124242     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181be64b3     Document Type: Article

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