Pilot Ex Vivo and In Vitro Evaluation of a Novel Foley Catheter with Antimicrobial Periurethral Irrigation for Prevention of Extraluminal Biofilm Colonization Leading to Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)

CAUTI remains a serious healthcare issue for incontinent patients whose urine drainage is managed by catheters. A novel double-balloon Foley catheter was developed which was capable of irrigating the extraluminal catheter surfaces within the periurethral space between the urethral-bladder junction a...

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Autores principales: Vargas-Cruz, Nylev, Rosenblatt, Joel, Reitzel, Ruth A, Chaftari, Anne-Marie, Hachem, Ray, Raad, Issam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31976318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2869039

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31976318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2869039

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