Abstract:
:We report macroscopic biofilms on silver hydrogel-coated urinary catheters in 2 patients from 2 different intensive care units. The catheters were removed on observation of a white, jelly layer on the catheters, respectively, 9 and 21 days after insertion. Yeast cells and pseudohyphal structures were observed with microscopy. Both isolates were identified as Candida albicans. To our knowledge, these are the first cases demonstrating the formation of macroscopic biofilm layers on silver nitrate-coated catheters in the literature.
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Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Selek MB,Kula Atik T,Bektöre B,Atik B,Demir S,Baylan O,Özyurt Mdoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.042subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-10-01 00:00:00pages
1174-1175issue
10eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(16)30257-7journal_volume
44pub_type
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