ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025
Silver-coated silicone stents as an approach to prevent bacterial colonization of central airways after tracheobronchial stenting.
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- Relationship between airway stents and airway microorganisms: a literature review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Long-Segment Malignant Tracheal Stenosis from Recurrent Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Successfully Palliated with a Covered Self-Expanding Metallic Stent: A Case Report.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
Rationale: Tracheobronchial stents are used to treat central airway obstruction but frequently develop bacterial colonization that can lead to infection. Objectives: To identify the microorganisms responsible for stent colonization and to evaluate the Methods: Bacterial identification and quantification were performed on bronchial washings obtained prospectively from 30 patients before and at the first follow-up after stent placement. Bacterial viability on silver-coated silicone was determined for six clinical isolates and two collection-type strains by confocal microscopy and counts of bacterial colony-forming units. Measurement and main results: The most frequently recovered pathogens were Conclusion: Silver-coated silicone significantly reduced the viability of the most common pathogens that colonized tracheobronchial stents and may represent a promising option for preventing stent-related infections.
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