In Vivo Resistance to Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Tympanostomy Tubes as a Function of Tube Material
- 17 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
- Vol. 120 (5) , 621-627
- https://doi.org/10.1053/hn.1999.v120.a94162
Abstract
Adherent bacterial biofilms have been implicated in the irreversible contamination of implanted medical devices. We evaluated the resistance of various tympanos...Keywords
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