Sleep Disordered Breathing and Recurrent Tonsillitis Are Associated With Polymicrobial Bacterial Biofilm Infections Suggesting a Role for Anti-Biofilm Therapies

Citation:
Mateus T, Seppanen EJ, de Gier C, Clark S, Coates H, Vijayasekaran S, Prosser K, Wiertsemer SP, Fuery A, Kirkham LAS, Richmond PC,Thornton RB. Sleep Disordered Breathing and Recurrent Tonsillitis Are Associated With Polymicrobial Bacterial Biofilm Infections Suggesting a Role for Anti-Biofilm Therapies. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022;12.

Keywords:
Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; bacteria; biofilms; nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae; pediatric sleep disordered breathing; recurrent tonsillitis.

Abstract:
The underlying pathogenesis of pediatric obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and recurrent tonsillitis (RT) are poorly understood but need to be elucidated to develop less invasive treatment and prevention strategies.