Scanning Electron Microscopy of Biofilms Adherent to the Inner Catheter Surface

The inner surface of the drainage catheter used in surgical interventions for biliary system pathologies was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Microfl ora in the catheter lumen refl ects etiological characteristics of the pathological process and helps to predict possible complications. The...

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Published in:Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine 2014-09, Vol.157 (5), p.711-714
Main Authors: Pogorelov, A. G., Chebotar, I. V., Pogorelova, V. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biofilms
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Catheters, Indwelling - microbiology
Cell Biology
Electron microscopy
Humans
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Pathology
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Summary:The inner surface of the drainage catheter used in surgical interventions for biliary system pathologies was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Microfl ora in the catheter lumen refl ects etiological characteristics of the pathological process and helps to predict possible complications. The developed scanning electron microscopy imaging technique of visualization of the fi ne spatial structure of microbial biofi lm formed on the catheter surface allows describing the cell pool and structure of the biofi lm.
ISSN:0007-4888
1573-8221
DOI:10.1007/s10517-014-2648-0