Nasopharynx as a microbiologic reservoir in chronic suppurative otitis media: Preliminary study

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 122-125

  Chang, Jiwon ^a   Lee, Sung Ho ^a   Choi, June ^a   Im, Gi Jung ^a   Jung, Hak Hyun ^a  

^a College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Chronic suppurative otitis media; Nasopharynx

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052698938     PISSN: 19768710     EISSN: 20050720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2011.4.3.122     Document Type: Article

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