Cold atmospheric plasma for local infection control and subsequent pain reduction in a patient with chronic post-operative ear infection

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 41-43

  Isbary, G ^a   Shimizu, T ^b   Zimmermann, J L ^b   Thomas, H M ^b   Morfill, G E ^b   Stolz, W ^a  

^a Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

(ESBL+) E. coli; Cholesteatoma; Cold argon plasma; External auditory canal; Plasma; Tissue tolerable plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969766666     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2052-2975.19     Document Type: Article

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