Microbial contamination of in-use lubricants for non-touch urethral catheters in intermittent self-catheterization

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 781-783

  Oie, Shigeharu ^a   Kamiya, Akira ^a   Seto, Toshihiko ^b   Suga, Akinobu ^b   Naito, Katsusuke ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Glycerin; Intermittent self catheterization; Lubricant; Microbial contamination; Water activity

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HUMAN; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0033930165     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.23.781     Document Type: Article

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