G Bonkat, M Rieken, F P Siegel, R Frei, J Steiger, I Gröschl, T C Gasser, S Dell-Kuster, R Rosenthal, L Gürke, S Wyler, A Bachmann, A F Widmer
Ureteral stent insertion at the time of renal transplantation significantly decreases complications of urine leakage and obstruction, but bears an intrinsic risk of microbial colonization. Associated urinary tract infection (UTI) may pose a significant risk for graft infection and subsequent graft failure, in particular, during high-level immunosuppression in the early phase after transplantation. The aims of this prospective study were (i) to assess the frequency of microbial ureteral stent colonization (MUSC) in renal transplant recipients by sonication, (ii) to compare the diagnostic value of sonication with that of conventional urine culture (CUC), (iii) to determine biofilm forming organisms, and (iv) to investigate the influence of MUSC on the short-time functional outcome...
February 2012: Transplant Infectious Disease: An Official Journal of the Transplantation Society