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Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with an unfavorable evolution after surgery for chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposis.

Bendouah Z, Barbeau J, Hamad WA, Desrosiers M

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Université de Montréal, Canada.

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether biofilm-forming capacity of bacteria demonstrated in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has an impact on persistence of the disease following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). METHOD: Thirty-one bacterial strains recovered from 19 patients with CRS at least 1 year post-ESS. Evolution of disease was assessed by questionnaire and endoscopy as favorable or unfavorable. The bacteria were cultured on a 96-well culture plaque and a semi-quantitative method using crystal violet to quantify biofilm production was used. RESULTS: Twenty-two of 31 samples produced a biofilm thicker or equal to the positive control. Biofilm production was noted in 6/10 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, 8/10 Staphylococcus aureus, and 8/11 coagulase-negative staphylococci. Biofilm formation was associated with a poor evolution for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, but not coagulase-negative staphylococcus. CONCLUSION: There is a correlation between in vitro biofilm-producing capacity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus and unfavorable evolution after ESS, suggesting a role for biofilm production in chronic sinusitis. EBM RATING: B-2b.

Published 29 May 2006 in Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 134(6): 991-6.
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