Yeast colonization of voice prostheses: Pilot study investigating effect of a bovine milk product containing anti-Candida albicans immunoglobulin A antibodies on yeast colonization and valve leakage

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-66

  Holmes, Ann R ^a   Chong, Kenneth ^a   Rodrigues, Ely ^a   Cannon, Richard D ^a   Carpenter, Elizabeth ^c   Ruske, Dean R ^b   Dawes, Patrick J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Laryngectomy; Provox 2 speech valve

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAIRY PRODUCT; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MILK; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE; VOICE; WEIGHT;

EID: 84856069342     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941212100111     Document Type: Article

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