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Cholesteatoma has an altered microbiota with a higher abundance of <i>Staphylococcus</i> species
3 Oct 2022
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Abstract Objective To compare the microbiota between cholesteatoma and chronic suppurative otitis media (COM) and to identify potential pathogens that explain the relevant phenotypes of cholesteatoma. Study Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Surgical specimens collected from 20 cholesteatomas and nine COMs were treated to dissolve biofilms and subjected to 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing and...
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