An electrified catheter to resist encrustation by proteus mirabilis biofilm

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1129-1132

  Chakravarti, Aniruddha ^a,c   Gangodawila, Santha ^a   Long, Michael James ^b   Morris, Nicola S ^b   Blacklock, Alexander Robert Eadie ^a   Stickler, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Electricity; Proteus mirabilis; Urinary catheterization

Indexed keywords

GLASS; SILICONE; SILVER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; GROWTH INHIBITION; INDWELLING CATHETER; ION TRANSPORT; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URINE CATHETER; URINE PH;

EID: 23744461068     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000168618.79096.cb     Document Type: Article

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