Investigation of the Presence of Biofilms in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Nonsuppurative Otitis Media, and Chronic Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma by Scanning Electron Microscopy
Figure 3
This image shows a middle ear sample surface. Specimen was taken from a patient undergoing surgery for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. This sample appeared to be biofilm positive showed at low magnification, but erythrocytes (arrows) were seen as magnification increased.