Evaluation of bacterial biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-55

  Oncel, Semih ^a   Pinar, Ercan ^a   Sener, Gamze ^a   Calli, Caglar ^a   Karagoz, Umit ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilms; Chronic rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649139799     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2009.090008     Document Type: Article

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