Epidemiology and Resistance Patterns of Bacterial and Fungal Colonization of Biliary Plastic Stents: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Epidemiology and Resistance Patterns of Bacterial and Fungal Colonization of Biliary Plastic Stents: A Prospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND:Plastic stents used for the treatment of biliary obstruction will become occluded over time due to microbial colonization and formation of biofilms. Treatment of stent-associated cholangitis is often not effective because of inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents or antimicrobial resis...

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Main Authors: Christoph Lübbert, Karolin Wendt, Jürgen Feisthammel, Annette Moter, Norman Lippmann, Thilo Busch, Joachim Mössner, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Arne C Rodloff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865241?pdf=render

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