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Research Article

Bacterial biofilm in adenoids of children with chronic otitis media. Part I: a case control study of prevalence of biofilms in adenoids, risk factors and middle ear biofilms

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Pages 345-350 | Received 22 Oct 2018, Accepted 08 Jan 2019, Published online: 26 Feb 2019

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