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Formation of biofilm by Haemophilus influenzae isolated from pediatric intractable otitis media.
Auris, nasus, larynx - 1 Oct 2009
Moriyama Satomi, Hotomi Muneki, Shimada Jun, Billal Dewan S, Fujihara Keiji, Yamanaka Noboru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study are to evaluate biofilm formation by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) isolated from children with acute otitis media (AOM) and its relation with clinical outcome of the disease. METHODS: Biofilm formations by NTHi clinical isolates from pediatric AOM patients were evaluated by a crystal violet microtiter plate and a 98 well pin-replicator assay with a confocal laser...
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