Bacterial biofilm in chronic suppurative otitis media

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 778-

  Coates, Harvey ^a   Vijayasekaran, Shyan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA;

BIOFILMS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE;

EID: 77951924021     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.01.023     Document Type: Letter

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