Detection of microbial biofilms inside the lumen of ureteral stents: two case reports.
Carolina C Barajas-GarcíaAlma Lilián Guerrero-BarreraJosé M Arreola-GuerraFrancisco J Avelar-GonzálezFlor Y Ramírez-CastilloPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)
The bacterial biofilm inside the J stent from long-term stenting in renal transplant recipients was mainly concentrated on unique bacteria. Biofilm structures from the outside and inside of stents do not have crystalline phases. Internal biofilms may represent a high number of bacteria in the double-J stent, in the absence of crystals.