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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Durability and Anti-Biofilm Effects in Urinary Catheters Against Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Isolates and Reference Strains

BACKGROUND: Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans biofilms are major causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Antimicrobial-coated or impregnated urinary catheters are seen as a possible way to prevent these in...

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Autores principales: Kart, Didem, Kustimur, Ayşe Semra, Sağıroğlu, Meral, Kalkancı, Ayşe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29215338
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1853