Antibiofilm effects of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and levofloxacin in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.

Dragana D BožićBojan PavlovićJovica MilovanovićAna JotićJelena ČolovićIvana B Cirkovic

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)

The amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and levofloxacin are shown to be potent antibiofilm agents in patients with CRSwNP. The effects of tested compounds depend on bacterial species and the volume of formed biofilm.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
biofilm formation
anti inflammatory