The effect of urease inhibitors on the encrustation of urethral catheters

Urological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-279

  Morris, Nicola Sian ^a   Stickler, David James ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilms; Proteus mirabilis; Urease; Urinary catheterisation; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

FLUROFAMIDE; UREASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

BENZAMIDES; BIOFILMS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SILICONES; UREASE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031688581     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050057     Document Type: Article

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