Morphological evidence of biofilm in chronic obstructive sialadenitis.

CONCLUSION: Morphological evidence of bacterial biofilm was found in the submandibular gland sections from patients with chronic sialadenitis and suggests a role in the chronicity of submandibular chronic obstructive sialadenitis.
PMID: 29986787 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - July 12, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research