Why are Foley catheters so vulnerable to encrustation and blockage by crystalline bacterial biofilm?

Urological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 306-311

  Stickler, David ^a   Young, Robert ^a   Jones, Gwennan ^a   Sabbuba, Nora ^a   Morris, Nicola ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilms; Catheter encrustation; Proteus mirabilis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM COLONY; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOFILM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CELL ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; URINE PH;

BIOFILMS; CATHETERIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0242653751     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-003-0340-3     Document Type: Article

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