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Biofilms formation and prevention on urinary catheters: a bibliometric analysis

Bioscience Journal, 2020
To map the scientific production about biofilms formation and prevention on urinary catheters. It is a bibliometric, exploratory, and descriptive research performed in Web of Science™, in three stages, and utilizing HistCite™ software.
Odinea Maria Amorim Batista, Rachel Maciel Monteiro, Marinila Buzanelo Machado, Pedro Castanhia Amadio Domingues, Evandro Watanabe, Denise de Andrade, Maria Eliete Batista Moura   +6 more
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The Effect of Urinary Catheters on Microbial Biofilms and Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

Urology journal, 2017
The aims of this study were to determine relationship between biofilm producer microorganisms attached to urinary catheters (UCs) and urinary catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), to determine the rate of CAUTI development and the relationship between CAUTI and catheterization period in catheterized patients.Urinary catheters from 143 ...
Kırmusaoğlu, Sahra, Yurdugül, Seyhun, Metin, Ahmet, Vehid, Suphi   +3 more
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Best Evidence for Preventing Urinary Tract Infections and Optimizing Care in Adults with Indwelling Urinary Catheters. [PDF]

Risk Manag Healthc Policy
Jiayan Tang,1,2 Yanhong Fan,3 Jiayun Lu,3 Yongfang Zhang1,3 1Graduate School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine ...
Tang J, Fan Y, Lu J, Zhang Y.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ceragenin Nanogel Coating Prevents Biofilms Formation on Urinary Catheters. [PDF]

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for 40% of hospital-acquired infections, increasing health risks, patient discomfort, morbidity, and hospitalisation time.
Puertas-Segura A, Laganá A, Rathee G, Savage P, Todorova K, Dimitrov P, Pashkuleva I, Reis RL, Ciardelli G, Tzanov T.   +9 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, Jennifer Ingram-Crooks, Fatima Hafizi, Lynn Hall, Kirsti Weekes, Cindy Casselman, Sean Burnett, Mikyla Lennard, Amanda Pinches, Darren Tse   +9 more
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Prevalence and appropriateness of indwelling urinary catheters in Japanese hospital wards: a multicenter point prevalence study

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, Jennifer Meddings, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, David Ratz, Yasuaki Tagashira, Yumi Kawamura, Tatsuya Fujikawa, Sho Nishiguchi, Naomi Kayauchi, Nobumasa Takagaki, Yasuharu Tokuda, Akira Kuriyama   +12 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, S. Thevashayinath, I. Abeygunawardena   +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, Ahmed M. El-Baz, Eman M. Khalaf, Nada K. Alharbi, Tarek A. Elkhooly, Mohamed M. Shohayeb   +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, Victoria Stadler Tasca Ribeiro, Camila Kowodzeichak de Lima, Letícia Kraft, Paula Hansen Suss, Felipe Francisco Tuon   +5 more
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Intermittent catheterization: A patient-centric approach is key to optimal management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction

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, Andrei Krassioukov, Andrei Krassioukov, Blayne Welk, Desiree Vrijens, Sabrina Islamoska, Kim Bundvig Barken, Veronique Keppenne, Michel Wyndaele, Matthias Walter, Matthias Walter   +10 more
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