Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Bacterial Biofilms in Middle Ear Effusion of Children with Recurrent Acute Otitis Media – A Potential Treatment Target

• Ruth B. Thornton ,

  * E-mail: ruth.thornton@uwa.edu.au

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Selma P. Wiertsema,

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Lea-Ann S. Kirkham,

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Paul J. Rigby,

  Affiliation Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Shyan Vijayasekaran,

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Harvey L. Coates,

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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• Peter C. Richmond

  Affiliations School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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