title: Scanning electron microscopy of biofilms adherent to the inner catheter surface.
abstract: The inner surface of the drainage catheter used in surgical interventions for biliary system pathologies was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Microflora in the catheter lumen reflects 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 biofilm formed on the catheter surface allows describing the cell pool and structure of the biofilm.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia, agpogorelov@rambler.ru.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Pogorelov
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Chebotar
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Pogorelova
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning