The physical and antimicrobial effects of microwave heating and alcohol immersion on catheters that are reused for clean intermittent catheterisation

European Urology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 641-646

  Bogaert, Guy A ^a   Goeman, Lieven ^a   Ridder, Dirk De ^a   Wevers, Martine ^b   Ivens, Jan ^b   Schuermans, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Leuven Belgium ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Catheter; CIC; Clean intermittent catheterisation; Microwaves; Reusing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATHETER; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; IMMERSION; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; MICROWAVE COOKING; MICROWAVE OVEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; STERILIZATION; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 5144220003     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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