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Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are especially at risk of developing infections by multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR). In this study, the biofilm-forming capability of 209 MDR strains ( Escherichia coli  n = 106,  Klebsiella pneumoniae  n = 78, and  Enterobacter  spp. n = 25) isolated from rectal swabs in the first 48 hours before or after kidney (93 patients), liver (60 patients) or kidney/pancreas transplants (5 patients) were evaluated by using a microplate assay. Thirty-nine strains were isolated before transplant and 170 strains were isolated post-transplant. Overall, 16% of  E. coli  strains, 73% of  K. pneumoniae  strains and 4%  Enterobacter  strains showed moderate or strong biofilm production. Nine strains isolated from infection sites after transplantation were responsible of infections in the first month. Of these, 4  K. pneumoniae , 1  E. coli  and 1  Enterobacter  spp. strains isolated pre-transplant or post-transplant as colonizers caused infections in the post-transplant period. Our results suggest that  in vitro  biofilm formation could be an important factor for adhesion to intestine and colonization in MDR  K. pneumoniae  strains in SOT recipients, but this factor appears to be less important for MDR  E. coli  and  Enterobacter  spp.

Biofilm formation by multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from solid organ transplant recipients