Biofilm formations in nasopharyngeal tissues of patients with nasopharyngeal osteoradionecrosis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 633-636

  Tsai, Yih Jeng ^a,b,c   Lin, Yu Chi ^a   Wu, Wen Bin ^b   Chiu, Po Han ^a   Lin, Brian J ^d   Hao, Sheng Po ^a,b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; MRSA; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Osteoradionecrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL BIOPSY; NASOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIOTHERAPY;

BIOFILMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; RADIOTHERAPY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878972449     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812474971     Document Type: Article

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