Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Bacterial Biofilms in Middle Ear Effusion of Children with Recurrent Acute Otitis Media – A Potential Treatment Target

BACKGROUND: Bacteria persist within biofilms on the middle ear mucosa of children with recurrent and chronic otitis media however the mechanisms by which these develop remain to be elucidated. Biopsies can be difficult to obtain from children and their small size limits analysis. METHODS: In this st...

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Main Authors: Thornton, Ruth B., Wiertsema, Selma P., Kirkham, Lea-Ann S., Rigby, Paul J., Vijayasekaran, Shyan, Coates, Harvey L., Richmond, Peter C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3564866/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23393551
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053837
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