International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2020
Biofilm distribution on tympanostomy tubes: An ex vivo descriptive study.
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Habashi Nadeem, Marom Tal, Steinberg Doron, Zacks Batya, Tamir Sharon Ovnat
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: Tympanostomy tube (TT) insertion is a common procedure in children with otitis media with effusion. Post-TT otorrhea (PTTO) is a frequent post-operative complication. Biofilms are involved in chronic PTTO cases.
OBJECTIVE: To describe and qualitatively analyze the geometry and sites prone to biofilms on removed TTs, relatively to their position in the ear, past medical/surgical history and PTTO presence.
METHODS: Biofilms presence and topographic distribution on TTs were ex vivo evaluated by using scanning electron microscope, confocal microscope and stereo-microscope.
RESULTS: Forty-eight TTs from 30 children were analyzed. Indications for removal were: 71% due to retained TTs (average time from insertion: 24.4 ± 15.1 months), 23% due to chronic PTTO, and 6% due to TT obstruction/dysfunction. Different types of bacterial biofilms were detected on all TTs, regardless the time from their insertion nor their types. Biofilms were observed more on the perpendicular junction and on the internal lumen, and more biofilm colonies were detected on the medial part, facing the middle ear mucosa. TTs removed from children with PTTO exhibited more biofilm colonies when compared to their peers. Of the 16 children who underwent adenoidectomy concomitantly with TT insertion, 10 (62%) children were sent for TT removal due to retained TTs, and 6 (38%) children due to chronic PTTO (p = 0.03).
CONCLUSION: Descriptive analysis of biofilm topographic distribution demonstrated adhesions on specific TT areas: perpendicular junctions and the internal lumen. Such "prone zones" may be the future target areas for changes in TT geometry or can be specifically coated with anti-biofilm materials.
OBJECTIVE: To describe and qualitatively analyze the geometry and sites prone to biofilms on removed TTs, relatively to their position in the ear, past medical/surgical history and PTTO presence.
METHODS: Biofilms presence and topographic distribution on TTs were ex vivo evaluated by using scanning electron microscope, confocal microscope and stereo-microscope.
RESULTS: Forty-eight TTs from 30 children were analyzed. Indications for removal were: 71% due to retained TTs (average time from insertion: 24.4 ± 15.1 months), 23% due to chronic PTTO, and 6% due to TT obstruction/dysfunction. Different types of bacterial biofilms were detected on all TTs, regardless the time from their insertion nor their types. Biofilms were observed more on the perpendicular junction and on the internal lumen, and more biofilm colonies were detected on the medial part, facing the middle ear mucosa. TTs removed from children with PTTO exhibited more biofilm colonies when compared to their peers. Of the 16 children who underwent adenoidectomy concomitantly with TT insertion, 10 (62%) children were sent for TT removal due to retained TTs, and 6 (38%) children due to chronic PTTO (p = 0.03).
CONCLUSION: Descriptive analysis of biofilm topographic distribution demonstrated adhesions on specific TT areas: perpendicular junctions and the internal lumen. Such "prone zones" may be the future target areas for changes in TT geometry or can be specifically coated with anti-biofilm materials.