Presence of biofilm on adult tracheostomy tubes

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 496-504

  Meslemani, Danny ^a   Yaremchuk, Kathleen ^a   Rontal, Michael ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Rontal Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM BIOFILM; BIOFILM; CANNULA; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRACHEOTOMY TUBE; TUBE;

EID: 78650155690     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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