Detection of bacterial biofilm on cochlear implants removed because of device failure, without evidence of infection

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1320-1324

  Ruellan, Katell ^a   Frijns, Johan H M ^b   Bloemberg, Guido V ^c,d   Hautefort, Charlotte ^a,f   Van Den Abbeele, Thierry ^f   Lamers, Gerda E M ^c,e   Herman, Philippe ^a   Ba Huy, Patrice Tran ^a   Kania, Romain E ^a,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Biomaterials infection; Cochlear implants; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFECTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOFILMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 77958106075     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181e3d36b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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