Polymicrobial biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis: a scoping review
David Broderick 1,*, Kristi Biswas 1, Raymond Kim 1,2, Richard Douglas 1,2
Abstract
Introduction. Biofilms have been implicated as a potential cause of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), with patients showing an increased prevalence of biofilms, likely contributing to antibiotic ineffectiveness in these individuals. In many environments, biofilms are polymicrobial, with interspecies interactions promoting bacterial survival and encouraging robust growth. Improvements in visualization techniques for biofilms have enabled species-specific identification, leading to a growing body of literature using these techniques and examining severity in different phenotypes of CRS.
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