Nasopharyngeal Biofilm-Producing Otopathogens in Children with Nonsevere Recurrent Acute Otitis Media

@article{Torretta2012NasopharyngealBO,
  title={Nasopharyngeal Biofilm-Producing Otopathogens in Children with Nonsevere Recurrent Acute Otitis Media},
  author={Sara Torretta and Paola Marchisio and Lorenzo Drago and Elena Baggi and Elena De Vecchi and Werner Garavello and Erica Nazzari and Lorenzo Pignataro and Susanna Esposito},
  journal={Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery},
  year={2012},
  volume={146},
  pages={991 - 996}
}
Objective. Bacterial biofilms have been detected in biopsies of the adenoid and middle ear mucosa of otitis-prone children and children with chronic middle otitis media. However, the invasiveness of biopsy makes it unsuitable for routine clinical practice, especially in pediatrics. This study aimed to investigate nasopharyngeal biofilm-producing otopathogens (BPOs) of nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) in children with a history of nonsevere recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM) and healthy controls… 
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