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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511336303321

Titolo

Biofilms in otitis / / editors Romain Kania, Bernard Ars

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Kugler Publications, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-6299-869-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Disciplina

617.8/4

Soggetti

Middle ear - Surgery

Otitis media

Tympanoplasty

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Introduction; Preface; About the editors; About the authors; 1. The non-natural history of otitis media: From the clinical scenario to biofilm; 2. Biofilm disease and otitis; 3. Biofilm, intracellular bacteria and neutrophil extracellular traps in otitis media; 4. Biofilm: A new conceptThe issue of recurrence of  inflammation and infection; 5. Altered phenotypes of bioÿ lm and planktonic pneumococci modulate the host response within the nasopharynx and middle ear

6. The role of biofilms in recurrent middle ear infections: The mechanisms behind and studies needed in the future7. Is biofilm involved in the pathogenesis of cholesteatoma?; 8. Inflammation cascade related to biofilms in otitis media; 9. Inflamed middle ear cleft mucosa: Histo-morphometry; 10. The mastoid: New perspectives related to infection; 11. The middle ear: a gas pocket  containing biofilms; 12. Eustachian tube and biofilms; 13. An adenoid reservoir for otitis  media pathogens; 14. Biofilm and prostheses in otology

15. Various types of otitis media and roles of biofilm in their  pathogenesis16. Treatment strategies and future perspectives for  biofilm otitis media; 17. Future perspectives in bioÿ lm treatment in the middle ear; Index of authors

Sommario/riassunto

Harbound, with many full color figures and photos.