title: Improved detection of microbial ureteral stent colonisation by sonication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland. bonkatg@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonkat
authors.forename: Malte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rieken
authors.forename: Cyrill A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rentsch
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wyler
authors.forename: Antje
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feike
authors.forename: Juliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: Andrej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trampuz
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Widmer
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D020878:Device Removal; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013010:Sonication / Q000379:methods*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015607:Stents / Q000382:microbiology*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications