An improved model of a catheterised human bladder for screening bactericidal agents;Verbessertes Modell der Humanen Katheterisierten Blase für das Screening Antibakteriell Wirksamer Agenzien

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-57

  Schulz, A ^a   Vestweber, A M ^b   Leis, W ^c   Stark, D ^c   Dressler, D ^a  

^a BIOTESYS GMBH   (Germany)

^b Farco Pharma GmbH   (Germany)

^c BioChem GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Catheters; In vitro; Indwelling; Proteus mirabilis; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRICLOSAN;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLADDER; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; TIME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; TIME FACTORS; TRICLOSAN; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 39149131026     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-980096     Document Type: Article

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