Antimicrobial-impregnated urinary catheters against urinary tract infection for long-term indwelling urinary catheter users: lessons from the CAUTI RCT [PDF]
Efficacy and Mechanism EvaluationBackground Indwelling urinary catheters are drainage devices inserted into the bladder and are held in place by an inflatable balloon. The use of urinary catheters, while essential to bladder management, places the user at risk of catheter-associated ...
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Dual-Function Hydrogel Coating on Silicone Urinary Catheters with Durable Antibacterial Property and Lubricity [PDF]
GelsSilicone urinary catheters are broadly employed in medical practice. However, they are susceptible to inducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) due to bacterial adherence to the catheter’s surface, and they exhibit a high friction ...
Shuai Gao +7 more
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Development of an ex-vivo porcine lower urinary tract model to evaluate the performance of urinary catheters [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Intermittent catheterization is the gold standard method for bladder management in individuals with urinary retention and/or incontinence. It is therefore important to understand the performance of urinary catheters, especially on parameters associated ...
Fabio Tentor +7 more
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Biomedicines, 2022 In recent years, we have witnessed prominent improvements in urinary catheter coatings to tackle the commonly occurring catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in catheterized patients.
S. P. Yamini Kanti +3 more
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Improving the Antibacterial and Biofilm properties of Urinary Catheters by Using Green Tea and Ziziphora Extracts [PDF]
مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا, 2020 Introduction: One of the main causes of urinary infections is the use of urinary catheters. Over time, the overuse of chemical antibiotics has made urinary bacteria become resistant to chemical antibiotic treatments.
Najme Akhlaghi-Ardekani +3 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 Medical-device-related infections are considered a worldwide public health problem. In particular, urinary catheters are responsible for 75% of cases of hospital urinary infections (a mortality rate of 2.3%) and present a high cost for public and private
Lucas D. Dias +4 more
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Nitric oxide charged catheters as a potential strategy for prevention of hospital acquired infections. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Catheter-Associated Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI's) are caused by biofilm-forming bacteria. Using a novel approach, we generated anti-infective barrier on catheters by charging them with Nitric Oxide (NO), a naturally-produced gas molecule.
David Margel +13 more
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The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Infections and Effective Prevention Strategies for Biofilm Formation in Urinary Catheters [PDF]
OUSL Journal, 2020 Biofilm formation is a complicated microbiological process and one of the distinctive features of pathogenic bacteria. Biofilms are a cluster of bacterial cells enclosed in extra polymeric substances and irreversibly attached onto a surface.
K. Vivehananthan +2 more
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Improving urinary catheterisation practices in a rural hospital in Ontario
BMJ Open Quality, 2020 Introduction A urinary catheter constitutes a one-point patient restraint, can induce deconditioning and may lead to patient mortality. An audit performed at Winchester District Memorial Hospital revealed that 20% of patients had a urinary catheter, of ...
Mohamed Gazarin +9 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Indwelling urinary catheters are commonly used in hospitalized patients, which can lead to the development of urinary catheter complications, including catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Limited reports on the appropriateness
Kohta Katayama +12 more
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