A strategy for the control of catheter blockage by crystalline Proteus mirabilis biofilm using the antibacterial agent triclosan

European Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 838-845

  Jones, G Ll ^a   Russell, A D ^a   Caliskan, Z ^a   Stickler, D J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Catheterisation; Proteus mirabilis; Triclosan; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

TRICLOSAN;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOFILM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE PH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; LATEX; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SILICONES; TRICLOSAN; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 27144512909     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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