The role of polymeric surface smoothness of biliary stents in bacterial adherence, biofilm deposition, and stent occlusion

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 422-425

  McAllister, Earl W ^a   Carey, Larry C ^a   Brady, Patrick G ^a   Heller, Richard ^a   Kovacs, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BILE; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STENT;

EID: 0027159575     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(93)70120-0     Document Type: Article

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