Open AccessBacterial biofilms in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis: a confocal scanning laser microscopy study
Author(s) -
Kjell Arild Danielsen,
Øystein Eskeland,
Katrin Fridrich-Aas,
Vivian Cecilie Orszagh,
Gregor Bachmann-Harildstad,
Espen Burum-Auensen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhino13.053
Subject(s) - chronic rhinosinusitis , medicine , biofilm , confocal laser scanning microscopy , confocal , sinusitis , pathology , confocal microscopy , gastroenterology , surgery , bacteria , biomedical engineering , biology , genetics , geometry , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology
Recent research into the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis suggests an important role for biofilms. They can be detected in both healthy and diseased nasal mucosa. Several different methods of detecting biofilms have been described. This study investigates the presence of biofilm in a larger group of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis undergoing primary functional endoscopic surgery.