Bacterial biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis and their relationship with inflammation severity

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-174

  Chen, Hai Hong ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Ni, Chao ^a   Lu, Yin Ping ^a   Xiong, Gao Yun ^b   Lu, Yu Yu ^a   Wang, Shen Qing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilms; Chronic rhinosinusitis; History of endoscopic sinus surgery; Johansson endoscopic scores; Lund MacKay CT scores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MUCOSA; PATHOGENESIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOFILMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856735514     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: 18791476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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