The role of biofilms in otolaryngologic infections

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Bacterial biofilms have recently been shown to be important in diseases of the head and neck. Because the concept of biofilms is novel to most practitioners, it is important to gain a basic understanding of biofilms and to recognize that strategies developed to treat planktonic bacteria are ineffective against bacteria in a biofilm. RECENT FINDINGS: Bacteria preferentially exist in complex,...

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