Bacterial biofilms on the sinus mucosa of human subjects with chronic rhinosinusitis

• Published in: The Laryngoscope Vol. 116; no. 7; p. 1121
• Main Authors: Sanderson, Alicia R, Leid, Jeff G, Hunsaker, Darrell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2006
• Subjects: Biofilms; Chronic Disease; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; Ethmoid Sinus; Humans; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Mucosa - microbiology; Respiratory Mucosa - pathology; Rhinitis - complications; Rhinitis - microbiology; Rhinitis - pathology; Sinusitis - complications; Sinusitis - microbiology; Sinusitis - pathology

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease poorly controlled by antibiotics. Postulated etiologies of CRS include allergy, fungi, functional factors, and biofilm. We presented a preliminary study demonstrating bacterial biofilms' presence on the sinus mucosa of patients with CRS using flu...