Bacterial biofilms in patients with indwelling urinary catheters

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 598-608

  Stickler, David J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UREASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CRYSTALLINE BIOFILM; ENCRUSTING SPECIES; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE PH; UROLITHIASIS;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 56349166986     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1231     Document Type: Review

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