Evidence of bacterial Biofilms in nasal polyposis

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 380-385

  Zernotti, M E ^a   Villegas, N Angel ^b   Revol, M Roques ^a   Baena Cagnani, C E ^a,c   Miranda, J E Arce ^b   Paredes, M E ^d   Albesa, I ^b   Paraje, M C ^b  

^a Sanatorio Allende   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Confocal scanning laser microscopy; Nasal polyposis; Optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURBINATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 78649336819     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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