A chemically intelligent antimicrobial coating for urologic devices

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Subramanyam, Sundar ^a   Yurkovetsiky, Alexander ^a   Hale, Deborah ^a   Sawan, Samuel P ^a  

^a Intelligent Biocides LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOCIDE; SURFACINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINE CATHETER; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0034050326     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2000.14.43     Document Type: Article

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