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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, Mark Mizrahi, Gili Regev-Shoshani, Mary Ko, Maya Moshe, Rachel Ozalvo, Liat Shavit-Grievink, Jack Baniel, Daniel Kedar, Ofer Yossepowitch, David Lifshitz, Andrei Nadu, David Greenberg, Yossef Av-Gay   +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, 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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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, Bates James M, Flournoy Dayl J, Kumar Satish   +3 more
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First case report of isolation of Micrococcus lylae from urinary catheter of a 50-year-old woman suffering from malignancy

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 ...
Pooja Mandviya, Niraj Ghanwate, Prashant Thakare   +2 more
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Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Coatings and Material Modification Strategies for Preventing Urinary Catheter-Associated Complications

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, Ildikó Csóka, Orsolya Jójárt-Laczkovich, Lívia Adalbert   +3 more
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