Observations on the development of the crystalline bacterial biofilms that encrust and block Foley catheters.

The care of many patients undergoing long-term bladder catheterisation is complicated when the flow of urine through the catheter is blocked by encrustation. The problem results from infection by urease-producing bacteria, especially Proteus mirabilis, and the subsequent formation of crystalline bio...

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Publicado en:Journal of Hospital Infection Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 350 - 361
Autores principales: Stickler DJ, Morgan SD
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: W B Saunders Aug2008
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