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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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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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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Combating Bacterial Biofilm Formation in Urinary Catheter by Green Silver Nanoparticle
Antibiotics, 2022 Urinary catheters are commonly associated with urinary tract infections. This study aims to inhibit bacterial colonisation and biofilm of urinary tract catheters.
Reham M. Goda +5 more
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Sonication as a tool for disrupting biofilms and recovering microorganisms in bladder catheters [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, 2023 Introduction: Urinary catheter-related infection is commonly associated with bacterial biofilm. The impact of anaerobes is unknown, but their detection in the biofilm on this device has not been previously reported.
Juliette Cieslinski +5 more
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Occurrence of ESKAPE Bacteria Group in Dogs, and the Related Zoonotic Risk in Animal-Assisted Therapy, and in Animal-Assisted Activity in the Health Context [PDF]
, 2020 Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide. Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often implemented in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other health facilities.
Fioretti, Alessandro +3 more
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Frontiers in Urology, 2023 The value of disposable, single-use catheters has come under scrutiny in recent years with a growing attention on environmental sustainability. Intermittent catheterization (IC) is a widely available and minimally invasive technique for management of ...
Andrei Krassioukov +10 more
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Tamm-Horsfall protein facilitates catheter associated urinary tract infection
BMC Research Notes, 2012 Background Urinary catheters are associated, commonly with bacteriuria and frequently with urinary tract infection. Tamm-Horsfall Protein (THP) is urine's most abundant protein and is known to bind to uropathogenic bacteria.
Raffi Hajamohideen S +3 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023 Introduction: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common healthcare-associated infection which tends to cause increased length of morbidity, and mortality of patients, in addition to increased bacterial resistance to ...
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